More than 8,000 people have died while being detained by Nigeria's armed forces during the campaign against militant Islamist group Boko Haram, Amnesty International said on Wednesday, allegations that the military denied. Read More...
Nigeria's army has sacked at least 200 soldiers for cowardice and failure to fight against Boko Haram militants, several soldiers have told the BBC. Read More...
Nigeria's incoming president may commute the death sentences of 66 soldiers convicted for refusing to fight Boko Haram, a lawyer has said. Read More...
NIGERIA - Following the latest rescue of an additional 234 women and children by the Nigerian Army from the Sambisa Forest in Borno State, its reported that a sizeable number of the rescued girls were visibly pregnant. Read More...
Nigeria's military says it has freed another sizeable group of people during its offensive against Boko Haram militants in the vast Sambisa forest. Read More...
Nigerian troops rescued 200 girls and 93 women Tuesday in the Sambisa Forest, the Nigerian Armed Forces announced on its official Twitter account. Read More...