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Police and military units deployed in force in Kaduna after a curfew was imposed in the city. The curfew was put in place after violence erupted in the wake of Boko Haram suicide attacks on churches on Sunday.
Pentagon aims to be proactive in countering terror threat in Africa
Boko Haram killed 48 people in yesterday's suicide attacks on churches in Kaduna and Zaria. The terror group claimed credit for the attacks, calling them a "victory against Christian Churches in Kaduna and Zaria which led to the deaths of many Christians and security operatives."
Bodies litter ground after Nigeria religious riots
ECOWAS has Mali force troop pledge, still lacks backing
Boko Haram suicide bombers target Nigerian churches
Boko Haram bombed five Christian churches in Kaduna; suicide bombers carried out at least three of the attacks. Twelve people were killed in the blasts.
Soldiers killed four Boko Haram fighters during a raid on a safe house in Kano. The Boko Haram members produced propaganda, including pamphlets and videos uploaded on YouTube.
US expands secret intelligence operations in Africa
Boko Haram fighters killed two highway policemen and wounded three others in Maiduguri. General Abdulsalami Abubakar, the former military ruler of Nigeria, said Boko Haram members are "misguided."
Boko Haram claimed credit for yesterday's suicide attack in Jos and shootings in Biu. Boko Haram targeted churches in both attacks, killing eight people and wounding dozens more.
Boko Haram suicide bomber, gunmen attack churches in Nigeria
A suicide car bombing outside a Christian church in Jos killed at least five people and wounded dozens more. Gunmen attacked a church in Biu Town in Borno state, killing one worshiper and wounding several others. Boko Haram is suspected in both attacks.
A Boko Haram suicide bomber killed four people, including a policeman, in an attack on a police headquarters in Maiduguri. A suspected Boko Haram fighter died in a premature detonation in Maiduguri.
Boko Haram suicide bomber kills 4 policemen
Boko Haram claimed credit for murdering a former deputy chief of police in Kano. The US continues to consider placing Boko Haram on its list of designated terrorist entires.
Nineteen people were killed during fighting between security forces and Boko Haram in Maiduguri and Kano. The heaviest fighting took place in the neighborhood of Lawan Bukar in Maiduguri, where explosions were reported yesterday.
"Gunmen" killed a retired Deputy Inspector General of Police and two associates in Kano. Explosions and gunfire rocked a neighborhood in Maiduguri as security forces cordoned the neighborhood.
Special Ops Leader Seeks New Authority and Is Denied
Boko Haram claimed credit for yesterday's suicide attack on a church in Bauchi that killed 15 people. "Today God gave us victory by launching a suicide attack on a church in Yelwa neighborhood in Bauchi city," that statement said.
