Boko Haram, the Nigerian Islamist group, has denied government reports that its spokesman was arrested, but confirmed another senior member of the faction was detained instead. In a phone conference ...

KANO (Reuters) – Islamist gunmen shot dead four policemen on patrol in northern Nigeria’s main city of Kano on Tuesday, the second attack in under 24 hours, ending a brief lull in violence. A police ...

Al Jazeera’s Yvonne Ndege, reporting from Borno state in northern Nigeria, said: “One cannot be a hundred per cent sure of what the police are saying about the capture and death of Mohammed Yusuf for ...

The Kwara State Police Command has dismissed reports circulating on social media alleging that suspected Boko Haram members were arrested within Ilorin metropolis, describing the claim as false and mi ...