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At least 8 killed in blast from Boko Haram mine blast
ABUJA, Nigeria (AA) – At least eight people were killed in northeastern Nigeria on Thursday when a mine planted on a road allegedly by Boko Haram exploded in the Ngala region in Borno state, reports said.
Two members of the government-backed Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) were among those killed while many others sustained injuries.
Boko Haram has been accused of mass acts of violence, which claimed have the lives of over 20,000 people since 2009.
Since 2015, the organization has also carried out attacks in Cameroon, Chad and Niger.