Witnesses and a security source said that suspected Boko Haram militants attacked the town of Ngamdu in Nigeria's northeast Borno state early on Tuesday, killing about a dozen people. The town, which has been hit several times by militants, lies on the border of Borno and Yobe states. Borno is the heartland of Boko Haram's six-year insurgency, which aims to carve out an Islamic state. Ngamdu is about 100 km east of Borno state capital Maiduguri and about 40 km west from Yobe state capital Damaturu, and lies near a road that is a major transport artery between the two states. A security source said the casualties and wounded were mainly bus and truck drivers.
Wednesday, March 11, 2015
Boko Haram Raid Town in Nigeria's Borno State, at Least 12 Dead
Witnesses and a security source said that suspected Boko Haram militants attacked the town of Ngamdu in Nigeria's northeast Borno state early on Tuesday, killing about a dozen people. The town, which has been hit several times by militants, lies on the border of Borno and Yobe states. Borno is the heartland of Boko Haram's six-year insurgency, which aims to carve out an Islamic state. Ngamdu is about 100 km east of Borno state capital Maiduguri and about 40 km west from Yobe state capital Damaturu, and lies near a road that is a major transport artery between the two states. A security source said the casualties and wounded were mainly bus and truck drivers.
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