Nigeria rocked by multiple attacks in north and south
Two suicide attacks in northeast Nigeria killed at least 38 people Tuesday, after Boko Haram razed a town and as violence raged across the embattled region less than six weeks from elections. The Islamist insurgency has already forced a delay in the vote, initially scheduled for February 14, and officials voiced hope that a regional military offensive could contain the bloodshed before the new polling day, March 28. But the latest wave of attacks blamed on the rebels underscored the challenge facing Nigeria and its neighbours — Cameroon, Chad and Niger — despite claims of major successes in the joint operation launched this month.
Most of the victims were child vendors and beggars that usually crowd the checkpoint to sell wares and beg for alms.
anonymous hospital official to AFP News
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