Islamist attack on Nigerian military school kills 17 police trainees
At least 17 police trainees were killed in a coordinated attack by suspected Islamist militants on a military school in Yobe state, Nigeria. The assault targeted the Nigerian Army Special Forces School at Buni Yadi, where officers were undergoing specialized training. Meanwhile, a senior ISIS commander was killed in a separate joint U.S.-Nigerian operation in the Lake Chad Basin.
- ▪Suspected Islamist militants attacked the Nigerian Army Special Forces School at Buni Yadi in Yobe state, killing 17 police trainees.
- ▪The attackers launched a coordinated assault from multiple directions, also resulting in several soldier deaths, though exact military casualties were not disclosed.
- ▪Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, the second-in-command of ISIS globally and a senior ISWAP commander, was killed in a joint U.S.-Nigerian operation in the Lake Chad Basin.
- ▪The Nigerian government has established specialized military institutions to counter the ongoing terrorist threat in the northeast.
- ▪The insurgency in Nigeria's northeast began with Boko Haram's uprising in 2009 and later evolved into factions like the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP).
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Islamist attack on Nigerian military school kills 17 police traineesSign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inboxPublished May 17, 2026, 08:08 PMUpdated May 17, 2026, 08:08 PMABUJA, May 17 - 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.
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