Soldiers from the 7th Division of the Nigerian Army on the back of a vehicle in Damboa, Borno State northeast Nigeria on March 25, 2016. Photo: Agence France-Presse
Soldiers from the 7th Division of the Nigerian Army on the back of a vehicle in Damboa, Borno State northeast Nigeria on March 25, 2016. Photo: Agence France-Presse
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Hundreds of Nigerian troops are missing after Boko Haram jihadists overrun base

More than 600 Nigerian troops have failed to escape after a fierce battle in Yobe state, near where the militants abducted 100 schoolgirls this year

Agence France-Presse
Agence France-Presse

Updated: 12:46pm, 16 Jul, 2018

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Soldiers from the 7th Division of the Nigerian Army on the back of a vehicle in Damboa, Borno State northeast Nigeria on March 25, 2016. Photo: Agence France-Presse
Soldiers from the 7th Division of the Nigerian Army on the back of a vehicle in Damboa, Borno State northeast Nigeria on March 25, 2016. Photo: Agence France-Presse
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