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Boko Haram — jihadist group active in northeast Nigeria and Lake Chad region, recently killed 18 loggers and attacked a Chad military base.
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- April 2026
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Nigeria and US kill senior Islamic State leader in joint operation
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Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu and the country's military confirmed the killing of Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, described by US President Donald Trump as IS's second-in-command worldwide, in a joint Nigeria–US operation overnight in the Lake Chad Basin. Al-Minuki was killed along with several of his lieutenants.
16 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Friday 15 May
Nigeria and US kill senior Islamic State leader in joint operation
Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu and the country's military confirmed the killing of Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, described by US President Donald Trump as IS's second-in-command worldwide, in a joint Nigeria–US operation overnight in the Lake Chad Basin. Al-Minuki was killed along with several of his lieutenants.
16 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →
US and Nigerian forces kill senior Islamic State leader
Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu confirmed the killing of senior Islamic State leader Abu-Bilal al-Minuki in a joint operation with US forces. Al-Minuki, who held the rank of Head of General Directorate of States, was struck at his compound in the Lake Chad Basin along with several lieutenants.
16 May 2026 · Capital News →
US and Nigerian forces kill senior Islamic State leader
US President Donald Trump announced that American and Nigerian forces have killed Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, the second in command of ISIS globally, in a jointly planned operation. Trump said al-Minuki had been under US sanctions since 2023 and was described as the most active terrorist in the world.
16 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →
US and Nigeria kill senior Islamic State leader jointly
US and Nigerian forces conducted a joint operation that killed Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, described by both countries as the second-in-command of IS worldwide and a senior operational and strategic figure providing guidance on media, economic warfare, and weapons development to Islamic State entities outside Nigeria.
16 May 2026 · The Standard →
Tuesday 12 May
UN demands independent investigations into Nigeria, Chad airstrikes
The UN rights chief called for independent probes into Nigerian and Chadian military airstrikes that reportedly killed dozens of civilians. Nigerian airstrikes on a market in Zamfara state killed at least 100 civilians according to Amnesty International, though the Nigerian military disputed civilian casualty figures as unverified.
13 May 2026 · The Standard →
Saturday 9 May
Chad army airstrikes kill dozens of Nigerian fishermen on Lake Chad
Chadian fighter jets have bombed islands on Lake Chad targeting Boko Haram positions since Friday, killing dozens of Nigerian fishermen according to local sources. A Lake Chad fishermen's union official said 40 Nigerian fishermen are missing and believed drowned from the strikes, while a militia member reported the exact death toll was unknown as operations were ongoing.
10 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Thursday 7 May
Boko Haram kills 18 loggers in northeast Nigeria attack
Boko Haram jihadists killed 18 loggers in Borno state, Nigeria on Wednesday, according to local sources and militia members. The group has increasingly targeted loggers, farmers, and other workers in the region, accusing them of spying for the military.
8 May 2026 · The Standard →
Monday 4 May
Boko Haram attack on Chad military base kills at least 24
An overnight attack by suspected Boko Haram jihadists on the Barka Tolorom military base on Lake Chad's shores killed at least 24 people according to a regional administrator, with an army source reporting 25 dead and 46 wounded.
6 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Monday 27 April
IS claims Nigeria village attack that killed 29 people
Islamic State claimed responsibility for an attack in Nigeria's Adamawa state that killed at least 29 people. Gunmen raided a football pitch in Guyaku village and opened fire at random, then burned houses, places of worship and motorcycles; the state governor said authorities are intensifying security operations.
28 April 2026 · Capital News →
Gunmen kidnap 23 children in Nigeria's Kogi State orphanage raid
Gunmen raided an unregistered orphanage in Nigeria's north-central Kogi State and kidnapped 23 children; 15 were later rescued by security agencies. The facility's owner was also taken, and no group has claimed responsibility, though security sources suggest a Boko Haram cell may be involved.
28 April 2026 · Capital News →
Gunmen kill 29 in northeast Nigeria attack on football pitch
Gunmen killed at least 29 people in Adamawa state, Nigeria on Sunday, targeting young people gathered at a football pitch in Guyaku community. The attackers also burnt places of worship, houses, and motorcycles in the region, which is a hotspot for jihadist and criminal gang violence.
28 April 2026 · The Standard →