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October 16, 2018

Nigeria: Boko Haram Kills 2nd Captive Aid Worker
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In Nigeria, the militant group Boko Haram has killed 24-year-old Hauwa
Liman, a nurse for the International Committee of the Red Cross who was
kidnapped in March along with two other aid workers. Boko Haram killed
another of the captives, Saifura Ahmed, in September. Boko Haram has
killed over 20,000 people and kidnapped thousands, including many
children, and fighting between the group and government forces has
displaced some 2 million people since 2009.


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