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Suspected rebels attacked a border town in northeastern Nigeria’s Borno state and seized weapons from a military barracks as the soldiers there fled, residents and security sources said today.
The incident occurred in the town of Banki in Bama districts.
Insurgents in the area have intensified attacks this year against civilians and security forces. An internal security memo from the Civilian Joint Task Force, a paramilitary unit that helps the military tackle Islamist fighters, showed the attack started at about 9.00pm on Thursday and ended in the early hours of Friday. END
