Oct 18, 2012

Explosions, Gunfire Rock Northeastern Nigerian Town

Explosions, Gunfire Rock Northeastern Nigerian Town: Explosions and gunfire shook a city in northeastern Nigeria Wednesday, two days after violence in the region killed at least 24 people.

Residents of Potiskum in Yobe state say the fighting began around 6:00 a.m. local time.  A local television station reports that Nigerian security forces are fighting suspected Boko Haram terrorists.

​​Nigeria's Joint Task Force, or JTF, says it killed 24 Boko Haram members during a clash in the city of Maiduguri late Monday and recovered an ...

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