Gunmen open fire on soldiers in Maiduguri


Gunmen open fire on soldiers in Maiduguri
Explosions and gunfire rocked the volatile northern Nigerian city of Maiduguri on Friday as scores of suspected Boko Haram Islamists attacked a military barracks, residents said.
The gunmen stormed the Fauri area of Maiduguri, a hotbed of the Boko Haram insurgency, after crossing a river on the fringes of the city. They opened fire on the Giwa military barracks, sparking a fierce exchange of fire with the soldiersinside, they said.
There were no immediate reports on casualties.

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