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The United Nations suspends aid to dangerous areas of Nigeria's northeastern Borno State following Thursday's attack by Boko Haram (ISIL in Africa) on a humanitarian convoy where two soldiers and three civilians were wounded. However, UNICEF noted, aid will continue to the capital Maiduguri.
2016-07-29

News emerges, after survivors reach the city of Maiduguri, that suspected Boko Haram militants stormed the remote village of Gumsuri in north-eastern Nigeria on December 14, killing at least 33 people and kidnapping about 200.
2014-12-18

Two teenage girl suicide bombers kill more than 40 people in Maiduguri, the capital of Borno state in northeastern Nigeria.
2014-11-25

Five people are hacked to death in Maiduguri, Nigeria, by members of the Islamist sect Boko Haram.
2013-01-23

Gunmen from the Islamist extremist group Boko Haram open fire at a market in Damboa, Nigeria, killing 18 people.
2013-01-23

Nigeria's military kill 13 members of the Islamist militant group Boko Haram and lose one soldier in a gun battle in Maiduguri.
2013-01-1

At least 30 people are dead in the Nigerian city of Maiduguri following an attack on the markets by suspected Islamist militants.
2012-02-20

Gun battles in Nigeria between government troops and Islamist Boko Haram militants kill 68 people.
2011-12-24

An explosion and gunfire are heard in the northern Nigerian town of Maiduguri, amid activity by Islamist group Boko Haram.
2011-07-6

Three explosions and gunfire are heard in the northeastern Nigerian town of Maiduguri after suspected Islamist sect Boko Haram attack police stations.
2011-06-7