Metro Maiduguri Explosion: 'Dozens' of Boko Haram Insurgents Freed

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Yahoo News: Boko Haram Islamists attacked a military base in the northeast Nigerian city of Maiduguri on Friday and freed dozens of insurgents from custody, the military said of the latest raid in the embattled city.

Before storming the Giwa barracks, a notorious prison for Islamist fighters, the gunmen opened fire in a residential neighbourhood and razed many homes, witnesses said.

The attack is another blow to the military's campaign against the extremist group, which has been blamed for thousands of killings since 2009 in Africa's most populous country and top oil producer.

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