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Boko Haram killed three people in a roadside bomb attack that struck a van at a police checkpoint in the city of Maiduguri in the state of Borno. The University of Maiduguri closed due to threats from Boko Haram.

The Army killed 11 Boko Haram fighters during a shootout in the city of Maiduguri. Fighting broke out after Boko Haram attacked a military convoy with a roadside bomb. Two people were killed in a bombing at a church in Abuja.

Eight people were killed and 15 more were wounded in a bombing in Maiduguri. Police said the Islamist terror group Boko Haram is behind the attack.

Boko Haram fighters killed 25 people and wounded 30 more in an attack in Maiduguri. Two men riding motorbikes hurled grenades and opened fire at a tavern and a beer garden in the northern city.

Police arrested 58 members of Boko Haram during raids in the city of Maiduguri. Several Somalis were among those detained.

Boko Haram said it carried out the suicide attack that targeted a senior police official in Abuja. “We are responsible for the bomb attack on the police headquarters in Abuja, which was to prove a point to all those who doubt our capability,” it said in a statement.

A suicide bomber killed one person and wounded several more in an attack on a police station in Abuja. Boko Haram is suspected of carrying out the attack.

Boko Haram killed five people in attacks on police stations in Maiduguri. Ibrahim Birkuti, a Wahhabi cleric who has been critical of Boko Haram for killing security personnel and political officials, was gunned down in the town of Bui in Borno state. Boko Haram is suspected of assassinating the cleric.

Boko Haram has claimed credit for a series of bombings and also said some were carried out by sympathizers and recruits in the military. The most deadly blast , which killed 14 people, took place at a barracks in Bauchi.

A bombing at a market in a military barracks in Bauchi killed 12 people, including 10 soldiers. Boku Haram is suspected of carrying out the attack.

A group of 70 heavily armed “Islamic militants” killed four policemen and two civilians during attacks on two police stations and a bank in Maiduguri. Authorities believe Boku Haram executed the attacks in Maiduguri.

Boko Haram, a radical Islamist group with ties to al Qaeda, has rejected an amnesty deal offered by the governor of Borno. A Boko Haram spokesman said the group does not recognize democracy.

Eight people were killed in a bombing at the Independent National Electoral Commission office in Suleja. No group has claimed the attack, but Boko Haram has carried out other attacks against election officials.

Nigerian diplomats serving in Saudi Arabia said that large numbers of Nigerians are being trained at al Qaeda camps in Yemen. The diplomats said the collapse of the Yemeni government would pose a threat to Nigeria’s security.