Maiduguri: Refugees and Wednesday Explosion

maiduguri: A taxi-van of refugees exploded Oct. 12 outside Maiduguri, killing eight people and an armoured personnel carrier escorting refugees hit a land-mine, injuring several soldiers, according to Metro News. Maiduguri is the biggest city in the northeast, the birthplace of Boko Haram and houses more than 1 million refugees from the 7-year Islamic uprising. It the third attack in two weeks on returnees blamed on Boko Haram Islamic extremists. Nigeria military said Wednesday explosion hit a truck in a military escorted convoy of 200 vehicles travelling from Maiduguri 140 kilometres northeast to Gamboru-Ngala. The attacks come as Nigeria government hopes to persuade hundreds of thousands of refugees to return home. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.