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Boko Haram reportedly offered a three-month ceasefire in exchange for the release of prisoners in government custody. Boko Haram conducted 196 bombings in 2011, compared to 52 in 2010.

President Goodluck Jonathan has initiated peace talks with Boko Haram. The Nigerian government wants a ceasefire in exchange for the release of Boko Haram foot soldiers.

The “mastermind” of the kidnapping and murder of two Europeans died in custody. Police said that Ali Mohammed was the leader of a Boko Haram splinter group in Sokoto.

A Boko Haram suicide bomber killed three civilians in a bombing outside of a church in Jos. The suicide bomber was stopped before he could enter the compound. Boko Haram claimed credit for the attack.

A Boko Haram spokesman denied that his group was responsible for the kidnapping and murder of a British and an Italian hostage during a failed raid late last week. More than 100 Nigerian and British soldiers and two helicopters were used during the raid in Sokoto.

“Gunmen” killed a civilian and wounded three policemen in an attack on a police station in Kano. British special forces carried out the failed raid that resulted in the deaths of a British and an Italian hostage.

Two hostages, one British and one Italian, were killed during a failed rescue attempt; they were being held by al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb. The government has charged a man with serving as a key link between Boko Haram and al Qaeda. A leader of Muslims in Port Harcourt denied that mosques and schools […]

Boko Haram fighters attacked government offices, a police station, and a prison in Maiduguri. Three Boko Haram fighters who were killed in Maiduguri on March 5 were attempting to torch a school. An anonymous Boko Haram spokesman said “the group would “strike fear into the Christians of the power of Islam by kidnapping their women.”

Abubakar Shekau, the leader of Boko Haram, reportedly escaped a raid in Kano last week; his ex-wife is said to have been detained. Boko Haram fighters killed two security guards at the home of the state commissioner of police in Kano.

Three policemen were killed by “gunmen” in Kano, where Boko Haram has attacked security forces in the past. A senior US official said that the US will consider providing security assistance to Nigeria.

“Gunmen” killed four people in attacks in Maiduguri. Boko Haram’s spokesman said the terror group “will launch a number of attacks, coordinated and part of the plan to eradicate Christians from certain parts of the country.”

The Joint Task Force killed four Boko Haram members during a clash yesterday in Borno. Officials blamed Boko Haram for a bomb blast at a factory in Maiduguri that killed three people.

Boko Haram fighters killed a policeman during attacks on a bank and a police station in Bauchi. Boko Haram fighters are suspected of torching a school in Maiduguri.

Security forces arrested seven people suspected of plotting to bomb a church in Bauchi. The government deported more than 11,000 foreigners in response to attacks by Boko Haram.

A Boko Haram suicide bomber killed six Christians during an attack at a church in Jos. Christians retaliated and killed three people during riots in the city.

Boko Haram fighters killed 10 civilians and two policemen during a series of bombings and armed clashes in Gombe last night. The terrorists failed to storm a prison and instead destroyed a police station.

“Gunmen” killed five people in a shooting at a mosque in Kano. The government imposed a curfew in Gombe after Boko Haram attacked a police headquarters in the city.

Boko Haram fighters killed six policemen in separate attacks in Kano; 15 fighters were also detained during clashes. Boko Haram is suspected of torching two schools in Maiduguri this week.

Several explosions and gunfire were heard in a suburb of Kano, where Boko Haram has been active. The suburb has been cordoned off by security forces, which are thought to be targeting Boko Haram safe houses.