Abuja: At least 22 Nigerian soldiers have been killed and several others wounded by suspected terrorists in a remote town in the country's northeastern state of Borno, the military said on Monday.

The deterioration of relations between Nigeria and Niger has created opportunities for armed groups to intensify violence

At least 20 fishermen have been killed in Nigeria's northeastern state of Borno after Boko Haram insurgents attacked their village, fishermen and local security officers said on Thursday. Nigeria has been grappling with a 16-year-long Islamist insurgency in its northeast driven primarily by Boko Haram and its offshoot ISWAP that has led to huge human and economic losses,

The federal government yesterday, launched one of Nigeria's largest ultramodern fashion manufacturing hubs in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital with a target of generating over 48,000 jobs through the facility in the state.

These attacks are the latest in a series of aerial bombardments by the Nigerian government as part of a protracted campaign against armed groups and insurgents in the north of the country, much of which is effectively outside of federal government control.

The announcement by Nigeria's military comes days after suspected Boko Haram militants killed at least 40 farmers in another part of Borno State.

At least 22 soldiers have been killed and several wounded in Nigeria's northeast after insurgents deployed improvised explosive devices and suicide bombers to ward off attacks by the military, the army spokesperson Edward Buba said.

No fewer than 70 terrorists were neutralised by the Nigerian troops while 22 soldiers were killed as others sustained injuries during encounters with insurgents in Borno State, the Defence Headquarters (DHQ) said on Sunday.

Not less than 19 soldiers including a commander have been killed in an attack at the military base in Malam-Fatori at Abadam Local Government Area of Borno State. Malam-Fatori is a border town, two kilometers to the Nigerien border community, Bosso

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ABUJA, Jan 23 (Reuters) - At least 20 fishermen have been killed in Nigeria's northeastern state of Borno after Boko Haram insurgents attacked their village, fishermen and local security officers ...

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