A curfew has been placed on Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, till further notice after members of the dreaded Boko Haram sect attacked two towns on Sunday morning.

Troops of the Nigerian Army had repelled attacks by the insurgents as they simultaneously launched attacks on Monguno and Maiduguri.

The military had launched coordinated air and land strikes on the insurgents and are in pursuit of the retreating Boko Haram members

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