Nearly 300 prisoners escape Nigerian prison after floods
WEB4 days ago · REUTERS/Ahmed Kingimi Purchase Licensing Rights. ABUJA, Sept 15 (Reuters) - Devastating floods collapsed walls at a jail in Maiduguri in northeastern Nigeria early last week, allowing 281 ...
Nigeria Maiduguri floods: Prisoners flee after water damages jail …
WEB4 days ago · Role, BBC News, Maiduguri & London; ... Several hundred thousand people in Maiduguri, which is the Borno state capital, have been forced from their homes by the floodwaters and at least 30 have died.
Nigeria Maiduguri floods: Prisoners flee after water damages jail …
WEB3 days ago · BBC News, Maiduguri & London. 3 hours ago. The Nigerian authorities say more than 270 inmates are now known to be missing after escaping from custody when severe flooding damaged a prison in the ...
Nigeria Alau Dam collapse in Maiduguri: Survivors desperate as
WEBSep 12, 2024 · BBC News, Maiduguri. Fatima Yakubu cannot believe that she and her six children are still alive after a dam collapsed following torrential rains in north-eastern Nigeria. The family, who live...
Maiduguri Flood: NEMA, Military intensify rescue operations as …
WEBon. September 12, 2024. By. Ochogwu Sunday. The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), the military and other organisations have intensified rescue operations as many residents remained ...
Maiduguri News | Latest News - NewsNow
WEBLatest news on Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State in northeastern Nigeria. It is also the largest city in the state. The city is located on the eastern edge of the Borno Plain, near the Mandara Mountains. Maiduguri has a population of 1,144,000 (2016 estimate).
Boko Haram militants on motorcycles attacked a Nigerian village ...
WEBSep 4, 2024 · MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — At least 100 villagers were killed in northeastern Nigeria when suspected Boko Haram Islamic extremists opened fire on a market, on worshippers and in people’s homes, residents said Wednesday, the latest killings in Africa’s longest struggle with militancy.
Female suicide bombers kill at least 18 in Nigeria | AP News
WEBJun 30, 2024 · MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Female suicide bombers targeted a wedding, a funeral and a hospital in coordinated attacks in northern Nigeria that killed at least 18 people, local authorities said Sunday.
Hundreds flee in northwest Nigeria after attacks, official, residents ...
WEBMAIDUGURI, Nigeria, May 27 (Reuters) - Hundreds of people have fled their villages in a rural community in northwestern Nigeria after weekend attacks by armed groups left 10 dead and at least 160...
Hundreds of hostages, mostly women and children ... - Associated Press News
WEBMay 21, 2024 · MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Hundreds of hostages, mostly children and women, who were held captive for months or years by Boko Haram extremists in northeastern Nigeria have been rescued from a forest enclave and handed over to authorities, the army said.
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