Abuja, March 18, 2026 (AFP) - Maiduguri bombings follow surge of jihadist violence in Nigeria

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2026-03-18

Nigeria's defence chiefs visited Maiduguri Wednesday after one of the deadliest attacks in the Borno state capital in years, in a show of defiance. But the triple suicide bombing Monday in the northeastern city, which killed 23 people, shows that Nigeria still has a way to go in defeating a long-running jihadist conflict. The 17-year-old insurgency is in flux, as suicide bombers once again target urban centres, gunmen launch coordinated raids on......

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