Nigeria: Midnight Terror Attack Foiled in Maiduguri, Other Parts of Borno

The midnight attack on Monday occurred around 12:30 am, according to residents. The attack was carried out concurrently with other assaults in Baga and Bururai where insurgents have repeatedly targeted and killed many people including civilians and security operatives.

A joint force of the army, air force, police and local vigilantes have thwarted a terror attack on Ajilari, a Maiduguri (Borno State) suburb adjacent to a Nigerian Air Force base and close to the international airport in the capital…