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Airstrike on insurgents mistakenly killed 10 civilians, Nigerian military says

Dec. 27, 2024 17:45 PM EST

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — An airstrike targeting an armed group in northwestern Nigeria mistakenly killed at least 10 civilians, the West African nation’s military said Friday. The villagers were killed on Christmas Day when the air force targeted a logistics base of the Lakurawa...

Nigeria’s army chief, who led the country through one of Africa's longest conflicts, dies at 56

Nov. 06, 2024 07:59 AM EST

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria’s army chief who led soldiers through a critical period in the fight against Islamic extremists in the West African nation's hard-hit northeast has died, President Bola Tinubu said Wednesday. Lt. Gen. Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja, who served as army...