Hundreds of Boko Haram gunmen launched a predawn attack Sunday on Maiduguri, the capital of Borno state.
Soldiers repelled the attacks, and officials have since eased movement restrictions imposed as a result, said Col. Sani Usman, a military spokesman.
But a simultaneous attack on nearby Monguno town was a different story.
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Boko Haram has terrorized northern Nigeria regularly since 2009, attacking police, schools, churches and civilians, and bombing government buildings. The Islamist group has said its aim is to impose a stricter form of Sharia law across Nigeria, which is split between a majority Muslim north and a mostly Christian south.
