Did Nigerian splits help Boko Haram?

A group of soldiers in Nigeria is refusing to fight Boko Haram militants until they receive better equipment, one of the mutineers tells the BBC.

Boko Haram Islamist militants attack north-east Nigerian city of Gombe, residents say.

The families torn apart by Nigeria's Boko Haram militants

The Nigerian military says it has killed at least 300 Boko Haram fighters over the last two days in the north east of the country.

In the thick of Nigeria's Boko Haram combat zone

Officials in Nigeria say Boko Haram has seized a town and a military base used by a multinational force set up to fight the Islamist group.

The United Nations (UN) says at least 214 young women and girls recently rescued from the the camps of the Takfiri Boko Haram militants in northeastern Nigeria are pregnant.
The UN Population Fund (UNFPA)’s executive director, Babatunde Osotimehin, said Monday that many of these women are undergoing medical tests and screening for various diseases and infections, including HIV/AIDS.
"About 214 of those already screened were discovered to be at various stages of pregnancies, some visibly...

Nigeria has warned civilians that Boko Haram is using deadly cluster bombs but campaigners say the Islamists may have got the banned weapons from the military in the first place.

Nigeria's army says it has rescued 178 people, more than 100 of them children, from Boko Haram militants in the north-east of the country.