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At least 20,000 flee insurgency-hit town in Nigeria, governor says • May 18, 2025, 11:12 PM ET (Straits Times)
Militants kill at least 23 in Nigeria attack, security sources say • May 17, 2025, 1:16 AM ET (Straits Times)
Militants kill 5 soldiers in attacks on two Nigerian bases, security sources say • May 13, 2025, 5:48 AM ET (Straits Times)
Boko Haram: Tashin bam ya kashe mutum 26 a jihar Borno • Apr. 29, 2025, 4:06 AM ET (BBC)

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