Nigeria: Soldier, Insurgents Killed in Maiduguri

29 November 2012

Maiduguri — A soldier and an immigration officer as well as three suspected Boko Haram insurgents were killed in crossfire in Maiduguri on Tuesday even as over 30 suspects have been arrested, military authorities said.

But residents of Bulabulin Ngarnam, a red spot settlement in the eastern outskirt of Maiduguri where the battle between security forces and suspected insurgents took place said the casualty figure on both sides was much higher.

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