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BREAKING: President Jonathan Visits Maiduguri

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10 years ago

January 15, 2015

Reports just coming out of Maiduguri, Borno state inform that President Goodluck Jonathan has just landed in Maiduguri Airport in a surprise visit to the hotbed of Boko Haram’s insurgency.
According to Daily Trust report, the Chief of Defense staff, Air Vice Marshall Alex Badeh and National Security adviser, Sambo Dasuki also arrived the airport in a separate aircraft.
It was gathered that Governor Kashim Shettima arrived the airport to receive the president.
As at the time of compiling this report, the details of President Jonathan’s visit to Maiduguri are still unknown.
The Islamist militants sect, Boko Haram, has claimed thousands of lives in Borno since it started its insurgency in 2009.
Only last week, Boko Haram insurgents were reported to have killed at least 150 people in Baga town in Borno State.