At least 1,500 people have so far been killed in the region this year in attacks by armed groups, according to the US-based Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project, or ACLED.
05 September,2024 07:33 AM IST | Maiduguri | AgenciesThe jihadis have also recruited thousands of children to fight in their ranks. "We will continue until there is no child left in the ranks of all armed groups in Nigeria," Fall said, noting that children "have been abducted, maimed, raped and killed.
11 May,2019 09:59 AM IST | AgenciesNigeria has seen regular cholera outbreaks since Boko Haram took up arms against the government in 2009
13 November,2018 07:15 AM IST | Lagos | AgenciesThe conflict has claimed more than 27,000 lives since 2009 and nearly two million people still cannot return to their homes in the Lake Chad region. In recent months, Boko Haram has carried out major attacks on military targets, killing dozens
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