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At least five people are dead in Damboa, Nigeria, after suspected Islamic militants fired a rocket-propelled grenade into the northeastern town some fifty miles south of the regional capital, Maiduguri, on Friday. Reports say at least eleven others were injured in the attack, which apparently also saw scores of Jihadist […]

It was a bloody lead up to Easter in Nigeria. On April 8, Fulani herdsmen attacked Mgban in Benue State, located in North Central Nigeria.

Ruins after a militia attack in Benue state, Nigeria, during the last week of February 2023. / Credit: Courtesy of Michael Burton/Ignition633.orgWashington D.C., Mar 15, 2023 / 14:15 pm (CNA).The controversial presidential election on Feb. 25 still dominates Nigerias main news. Meanwhile, recent terrorist raids in Benue, a predominantly Catholic state in north-central Nigeria, are getting scant mention.Six counties in the Middle Belt state have seen deadly attacks by Fulani militants since the e...

Terrorist attacks in Benue State, Nigeria, have forced residents to flee their villages and, in some cases, seek shelter in local Catholic churches and schools. Pictured here is St. Josephs Catholic Church in Yelewata. / Photo courtesy of Father William ShomWashington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 14, 2022 / 18:00 pm (CNA).Terrorist attacks in Benue State, Nigeria, have left nine dead since Oct. 8, prompting a Catholic bishop to appeal to the European Parliament for help in the face of what he says is ina...