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Nigeria: Blasts Rock Maiduguri After President Jonathan’s Visit

March 9, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

Barely hours after President Goodluck Jonathan left the Borno State capital; multiple explosions were reported to have hit the city of Maiduguri. Witnesses say they heard loud blasts, in Jajeri ward of Budum town, the heart of the insurgency shortly … read more »

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JTF denies alleged Boko Haram planned attack

December 17, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

THE Joint Task Force (JTF) has denied reports that the Boko Haram Islamic sect was planning to attack Maiduguri metropolis and other parts of Borno State. Speaking Monday in Maiduguri, JTF’s spokesman, Lt. Col Sagir Musa said that the alleged … read more »

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Inside the lion’s den of Nigeria’s Boko Haram

December 4, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

My five days in Maiduguri in northeastern Nigeria – the epicentre of violence perpetrated by the armed group, Boko Haram – was fraught with danger. I had been trying to get access to report from the city for over a … read more »

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Nigeria army maintain shoot to kill order in Jos

January 18, 2011 by benim

Nigeria’s army says its soldiers have been given permission to shoot to kill to maintain order in the city of Jos. “We are ordered to protect civilians and quell violence by any means necessary,” military spokesman Capt Charles Ekeocha told … read more »

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