Nigeria: Boko Haram - Sambo Meets Borno Elders As Visit Paralyzes Economic Activities

3 February 2013

Commercial activities yesterday came to a standstill for about 10 hours in Maiduguri, Borno State capital, when Vice President Mohammed Namadi Sambo paid an official visit to the state, the base of the Islamist group, Boko Haram.

It was Sambo's first visit since Governor Kashim Shettima assumed the mantle of leadership in 2011. He met Borno elders on the dicey security situation in the state.

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