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Nigerian hunters have turned their guns on Boko Haram. Bunu Bukar, left, is secretary of the Hunters/Vigilante Association in Borno State, Nigeria. Ba Bunu, right, a commander of the hunting group, wearing a piece of a cat’s tail on a necklace for good luck. Credit Ashley Gilbertson for The New York Times

Hunting Big Game or Boko Haram, ‘You Kill It or It Kills You’

by Dionne Searcey | May 15, 2017 | Features

Maiduguri, Nigeria – Ever since he was a boy, Bunu Bukar has hunted big game in the forests of northeastern Nigeria, tracking the footprints of wild pigs, antelopes and elephants through the thick brush. Now the prey he hunts leaves motorcycle tracks. Mr. Bukar...

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Some of the Chibok schoolgirls released by Boko Haram in October look on during their visit to meet President Muhammadu Buhari In Abuja, Nigeria. Photo: Reuters

Boko Haram Videos of Purported Chibok Girl, Threat to Bomb Nigerian Capital

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 13, 2017 | World

Boko Haram late on Friday released a video claiming to show the Chibok schoolgirls who refused to be rescued as part of a recent swap deal with the Nigerian government as another video of a man purporting to be a militant said the group plans to bomb Nigeria’s...

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A handout photo made available by the Nigerian Government showing some of the 82 released Chibok girls meeting Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari (C) in Abuja, Nigeria 07 May 2017.

Nigeria President Meets Freed Chibok Girls, Vows Support

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 8, 2017 | World

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday vowed to help a group of 82 schoolgirls who have been freed from more than three years of Boko Haram captivity following a prisoner swap that included the release of several militant commanders. The girls —...

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Chadian soldiers rest near the front line in the war against insurgent group Boko Haram in Gambaru, Nigeria, February 26, 2015. Reuters

US, UK: Boko Haram Planning Foreign Kidnaps in NE Nigeria

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 6, 2017 | World

Britain and the United States have warned that the Boko Haram extremist group was preparing to kidnap foreigners in remote northeast Nigeria. The Foreign Office in London said Friday it had received reports the militants were “actively planning” to seize...

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This screen grab image taken on February 18, 2015 from a video made available by terror group Boko Haram shows Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau making a statement at an undisclosed location, Reuters

Nigeria: Boko Haram Leader Rejects Air Strike Injury Claims

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 5, 2017 | World

Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau has rejected claims he had been wounded in an airstrike in remote northeast Nigeria. In a 14-minute video, the shadowy Boko Haram chief insisted he was not injured and that none of his key lieutenants was harmed either....