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Remains of dozens of kidnapping victims found in Nigerian forests (opens the original)
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The skulls and bones of at least 28 people have been recovered from suspected criminal camps in Nigerian forests. Police in the south-eastern state of Abia are investigating the identities of the remains found in the Umuaku and Nneato forests on Saturday after a security operation was carried out in the Umunneochi area. Police spokeswoman Maureen Chinaka said the suspects fled when police arrived. The discovery is likely to revive concerns about kidnapping gangs operating in remote forests acros
Nigeria's EFCC chief has fired 40 of his anti-corruption agents for 'being corrupt' (opens the original)
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Nigeria's anti-corruption agency has dismissed more than 40 employees for alleged corruption and financial misconduct over the past three years. The disclosure was made by Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) chairman Ola Olukoyede at an event assessing the agency's achievements since he took the helm in October 2023. He said more than five of the dismissed officials were already facing prosecution, while case files are being prepared against others. The EFCC investigates financial cr
US missionary released following kidnap in Niger, Christian group says (opens the original)
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An American missionary has been released after spending more than nine months in captivity, the international Christian organisation he worked for has said. Kevin Rideout - who was kidnapped outside his home in Niger's capital Niamey last year - was "in good health in the care of US officials", SIM International said in a statement on Friday. The New York Times, which first reported Rideout's release, cited unnamed US officials saying that he was now in FBI custody, though details of how he was
Battle for Mali base has killed dozens of militants, army says (opens the original)
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The authorities in Mali say their soldiers killed dozens of militant Islamists as they repelled an attack on a military base on Sunday. Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM), a jihadist group affiliated to al-Qaeda, said it was behind the assault where its fighters took control of the base in the town of San. The army, which also suffered casualties, disputed it had ceded control - but said its soldiers had to "retreat temporarily". It comes as Mali's security situation appears to be deter
Nigeria president approves largest military expansion in recent times (opens the original)
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Nigeria's president has approved the country's largest military expansion in recent times - an attempt to tackle the slew of security challenges plaguing the nation. Bola Tinubu has greenlit the recruitment of 28,000 extra soldiers and the creation of four new army divisions, which will take the total number up to 12. Nigeria's government is under intense pressure to curb the violence perpetrated by a variety of armed groups, including militant Islamists, separatists and gangs who kidnap civilia
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