Nigeria's Maiduguri Struggles Amid Violence
- Author:
- Mohammed Adow/AlJazeera English
- Publisher:
- AlJazeera English
- Publication Date:
- 6 January 2013
- Tags:
- Nigeria, Arms and Military Affairs, Conflict, Peace and Security
It was once a thriving city - a centre of learning and commerce on the old Trans-Sahara trade route. But Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State in modern-day Nigeria, is now struggling. Three years of violence between the armed group Boko Haram and the military has left people there desperate.