Hundreds of Islamist militants have seized a multinational military base in northeastern Nigeria, according to a government official.
“Boko Haram overwhelmed the Multinational Joint Task Force and dislodged them from their base outside Baga after hours-long fighting,” said Maina Ma’aji Lawan, a Nigerian senator from the state of Borno, where Baga is located.
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The Islamist group — considered one of the world’s most deadly terrorist organizations — has said its aim is to impose a stricter enforcement of Sharia law across Nigeria, which is split between a majority Muslim north and a mostly Christian south.
