Boko Haram kills another 10 in latest violence against civilians in Nigeria
Nigeria — Boko Haram killed 10 people in three separate attacks in north-east Nigeria, in the latest violence against civilians in the restive region, local militia said on Wednesday. On Tuesday, four loggers were killed when they stepped on a landmine left by the jihadists near Dikwa, 90km east of the Borno state capital, Maiduguri. The four had gone to retrieve a vehicle abandoned the previous day following a Boko Haram ambush that left three dead. “Four people died [on Tuesday] just outside Dikwa as a result of an explosion from a mine planted by Boko Haram,” Babakura Kolo, a militia leader in Maiduguri, told AFP. “They were among a team of loggers who were attacked by Boko Haram on Monday while on their way to the bush to collect firewood under security escort. Three loggers were killed in the attack while the rest fled to Dikwa and left behind a pickup van.” Another militia leader, Ibrahim Liman, gave a similar account of the incident. Also on Tuesday, three people were killed ...
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