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Nigeria army officers 'killed in camp raid'
Suspected Boko Haram insurgents have killed more than 44 army officers in an attack on a military base in north-eastern Nigeria.
Suspected Boko Haram insurgents have killed more than 44 army officers in an attack on a military base in north-eastern Nigeria, according to army sources and local media. We meet Ghanaian policewoman Phyllis Osei who has won a top UN award for peacekeeping duties in Somalia. Plus, why a skin-lightening cream is causing a social media firestorm.
Photo: The security forces have been fighting Islamist fighters in the north-east of Nigeria for nine years, AFP.
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