Boko Haram: Terrorists strike in Maiduguri after Buhari’s address

Suspected Boko Haram terrorists have struck in the Muna area of Maiduguri, Borno State, around 2:50pm today.

This attack came few hours after President Muhammadu Buhari presided over a security meeting where he ordered service chiefs to tackle security threats in the North-east and other parts of the country.

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Although details of the attack are still sketchy but officials of the Borno state emergency management agency (SEMA) and security agencies have reportedly moved to the scene.

In his nationwide speech on Monday, President Buhari had said his government would “reinforce and reinvigorate the fight against elements of Boko Haram which are attempting a new series of attacks on soft targets “.

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