Suspected Islamist attack on Nigerian military school kills 17 police trainees
A suspected Islamist attack on a military school in Nigeria's Yobe state resulted in the deaths of at least 17 police trainees. The attack occurred during a coordinated assault on the Nigerian Army Special Forces School at Buni Yadi. This incident highlights the ongoing violence in the region, which has been plagued by an Islamist insurgency for over 18 years.
- ▪At least 17 police officers were killed in Nigeria's northeast Yobe state after suspected Islamist militants attacked a military school.
- ▪The officers were undergoing specialized operational training at the Nigerian Army Special Forces School when the attack occurred.
- ▪The violence in Nigeria's northeast began with Boko Haram's uprising in 2009, leading to the emergence of the Islamic State West Africa Province.
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World News Suspected Islamist attack on Nigerian military school kills 17 police trainees By Reuters Published May 17, 2026, 2:38 p.m. ET ABUJA — At least 17 police officers were killed in Nigeria’s northeast Yobe state after suspected Islamist militants attacked a specialised military school that also trains police officers, the national police spokesman said late on Saturday. Nigeria has been battling an Islamist insurgency in its northeast for over 18 years. In a different area of the northeast, the Lake Chad Basin, the second in command of ISIS globally, was killed in an operation conducted by U.S. and Nigerian forces early on Saturday, U.S. President Donald Trump and his Nigerian counterpart, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, said.
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