Over 100 killed in Boko Haram clashes in Nigeria
Musah Gwaunza International News
The scene on Sunday, a day after two explosions killed at least 35 people in Nigeria’s restless north-eastern city of Maiduguri, a stronghold of Boko Haram fighters. — AFP
Kano — More than 100 civilians and several soldiers were killed in clashes between Nigeria’s military and Islamist militant group Boko Haram, a military official said yesterday.
The army on Monday tried to recapture the town of Gwoza in north-eastern Borno State, which has been under Boko Haram control for more than a week, a military source told dpa on condition of anonymity.