Nigeria: Over 60 Killed, Scores Injured As Troops, Boko Haram Clash

15 May 2015

Maiduguri — At least 60 people mostly suspected members of dreaded Boko Haram insurgents were feared dead in a clash between troops of the 7 Division, Nigerian Army around Kayamula village, just some few kilometres drive from 21 Armoured Brigade (Giwa Barracks) on Wednesday in Maiduguri, the Borno state capital.

Already, troops of the 7 Division, Nigerian Army on Thursday morning imposed a 24 hours curfew on the troubled city.

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