The Latest Breaking News from Boko Haram

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Nigeria’s first suicide bombing since 2020 took place in June 2024 with four coordinated attacks that killed at least 30 people.

Recent suicide bombings in northeastern Nigeria have raised questions about the country's claim that it has degraded the Islamic extremists whose insurgency since 2009 has killed more than 35,000 people directly and displaced more than 2 million

The death toll from multiple suicide bombings in the northeastern Nigerian town of Gwoza over the weekend has risen to 32, the country's vice president Kashim Shettima said Monday.

Authorities in Nigeria's northeastern city of Gwoza say at least 18 people have been killed and 30 injured, including 19 seriously, in coordinated attacks by suspected female suicide bombers

Suspected female suicide bombers target a wedding, a funeral and a hospital in the restive Borno region.

Suicide bombers separately attacked a wedding, a funeral and a hospital, government said

Amnesty International says in a new report that dozens of women and young girls have been unlawfully detained and abused in Nigerian military detention facilities after escaping captivity from Boko Haram extremists

Tragedy strikes Kuchi, Nigeria as Boko Haram raid leaves 10 dead and 160 missing, highlighting urgent security challenges.

Nigerian army rescues 350 hostages, including women and children, from Boko Haram in Sambisa Forest, showcasing ongoing efforts against extremism.

Nigeria's army says it has rescued hundreds of hostages, mostly women and children, who had been held captive for months or years by Boko Haram extremists in the country's northeast