Boko Haram

317 girls from the Government Girls Science Secondary (GGSS) School were abducted by armed gang

It was not immediately clear whether all the missing boys had been recovered

Boko Haram is, like many others, an outright gang of murderers and rapists

Militant group launched an insurgency in Nigeria in 2009 before beginning incursions in its neighbouring countries

Fighters stormed the village of Balumri

One of the deadliest attacks on civilians in recent years

After Action Against Hunger said a staff members along with three health workers and two drivers were missing

Fighters from ISWAP launch pre-dawn attack

Fighting continues in Nigeria

Attacks persist, targeting civilians, displacement camps and troops protecting the town and nearby villages

A day after the militants killed three people in a raid

Forcing people to flee as blasts were heard in Maiduguri, the capital of the neighboring state

Fighters loyal to factional leader Abubakar Shekau attacked the town of Madagali

Boko Haram insurgency in the country has driven 1.8 million people from their homes

Boko Haram militants accuse farmers and loggers of passing information to the military

The attacks could hurt President Muhammadu Buhari's chances of re-election in Feb. 2019

On the outskirts of the militarised city of Maiduguri, the heart of government

The bombers were disguised as worshippers

Despite persistent attacks, President Buhari maintains that Nigeria is in a "post-conflict stabilisation phase"

The attackers, a man and two girls, also died on the spot

Amnesty International says it has gathered multiple testimonies about alleged abuse by Nigerian security forces

The dead include children abandoned by their parents during the attack

NEMA with the police and Red Cross found that 26 people were killed and 56 were injured

At least 2,295 teachers have been killed and more than 1,400 schools destroyed by the extremists

Boko Haram fighters attacked the military base with suicide bombers, mortars and guns

Eighteen Boko Haram terrorists attacked military base while seven suicide bombers targeted residents

However, police said that just one person died in the attack

President visits school from where Boko Haram militants abducted girls

Suicide attack injures eighteen people in Muna Dalti area of Maiduguri city

Nigeria confirms 110 students of the Government College remain unaccounted

Militants storm Government Girls Science Secondary School in Dapchi

Among those released was a young girl with a three-month-old baby

20,000 people killed and two million forced to flee their homes in Nigeria since Boko Haram began insurgency

Al Qaeda still sustains deep roots

Security had been tightened in Maiduguri for the Christmas weekend in anticipation of possible Boko Haram attacks

Plan for Borno state, scene of fighting with Boko Haram

Reports of Monday's attack came a day after at least 50 worshipers were killed in a suicide bombing in a mosque

The attack and the death toll were confirmed by another security source

58 men, 86 women and 244 children said they had been taken hostage by Boko Haram fighters

The trials have been welcomed as a positive step

Northeast Nigeria is a hotbed of militant activity involving shootings, bombings and kidnappings. 

Order comes in the wake of the terrorist organisation killing 69 people in an ambush earlier this week

Northeastern Nigeria has been wracked for eight years by an Islamist insurgency

It followed with a separate attack where two women used as human bombs exploded, killing at least 16 near Kofa village

Nearly two million people are suffering from severe acute malnutrition and 5.5 million are in need of food aid

Around 40 women and children have been kidnapped

Here is a recap of some of the worst such attacks targeting children and young people over the past decade

'More bombs attacks are on the way, including Abuja that you
feel is secured,' said the man in the video

Ten soldiers were slightly injured in the exchanges

Four troops remain missing after that attack