Nigerian Army
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Nigeria's army says killed ISIL new leader in W Africa
TEHRAN, Oct. 29 (MNA) – Nigeria's army said on Thursday it had killed the new leader of the ISIL branch in Africa (ISWAP) in a military operation this month, two weeks after announcing the death of the group's former head Abu Musab al-Barnawi.
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Gunmen kill 11 people in market in Nigeria
TEHRAN, Oct. 09 (MNA) – Gunmen suspected of being members of an illegal group have killed 11 people in a raid on a market in northern Nigeria.
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Nigerian govt. confirms 136 children abducted in Niger
TEHRAN, Jun. 03 (MNA) – Gunmen abducted 136 students from an Islamic school in the north-central Nigerian state of Niger on Sunday, a state official said on Wednesday, lower than the estimate of 200 previously offered by the federal government.