Suspected Boko Haram jihadists killed five fishermen on a remote island in northeastern Nigeria for aiding the search for dozens of schoolgirls kidnapped last month by the jihadists, a local official said Saturday. "Five men who went fishing near the border with Chad were shot dead," said president of the fisheries union in Borno state.
12:00 AM, March 19, 2018 / LAST MODIFIED: 12:32 AM, March 19, 2018
Boko Haram kills 5 fishermen in Nigeria
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