18 killed in Boko Haram attack in Nigeria: emergency services

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This screen grab image taken on January 2, 2018 from a video released on January 2, 2018 by Islamist group Boko Haram shows Boko Haram fighters during an attack on a military checkpoint in Molai village on the outskirts of the northeast Nigerian city of Maiduguri, which the military said was thwarted by troops after one hour of battle. /AFP PHOTO/ BOKO HARAM/

KANO, Nigeria (AFP) — At least 18 people were killed and 84 wounded when Boko Haram jihadists clashed with Nigerian soldiers near the northeastern city of Maiduguri overnight, the emergency services agency said on Monday, April 2.

“So far we have recovered 18 dead bodies from the two villages Bale Shuwa and Bale Kura,” on the outskirts of Maiduguri, said the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA). “The victims were killed while trying to escape the fight between the insurgents and the military.”

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