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Nigeria: More Than 80 Killed in Boko Haram Attack in Borno State

HeadlineFeb 01, 2016

In Nigeria, as many as 86 people have been killed after Boko Haram militants attacked a village in the northeast Borno state. Witnesses say the attack included three female suicide bombers, as well as men firing on residents and lighting fire to their homes. The attack comes about a month after Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari said Nigeria has “technically won the war” against Boko Haram.

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