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attacks in northern Nigeria have shattered the comforting illusion that the region’s long insurgency has receded into the background of national life. As violent incidents have proliferated, many Nigerians have refused to confront this
attacks by the Nigerian and Chadian forces in northern Nigeria killed more than 100 civilians. Nigeria’s military has been [battling “bandits” in the northwest](/opinions/2026/4/20/what-is-really-happening-in-northern-nigeria), often describing them as “terrorists
terrorists” in the past year, the president says, as armed groups and criminal gangs continue to carry out mass attacks and kidnappings in the country. In a televised national address on Friday, President Bola Ahmed
terrorists across the country and recovered ammunition. The FLA spokesperson Mohamed El Maouloud Ramadan claimed soldiers from [Africa Corps](https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/21/what-next-for-russia-in-africa-after-wagner-moscow-influence) – the successor to Russia’s mercenary Wagner Group – had left Kidal, long coveted
Nigeria—In Mali, West Africa, arme groups including Islamist militants have launched one of the largest coordinated attacks seen in recent years, targeting multiple cities across the country. Heavy gunfire and explosions have been reported