Nigerian army raids U.N. compound in search for Boko Haram members


  • World
  • Friday, 11 Aug 2017

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) - Nigeria's military raided a United Nations compound in the northeast of the country on Friday and said it was searching for members of Islamist militant group Boko Haram.

The raid in Maiduguri, a city at the epicentre of Boko Haram's insurgency, could damage an already tense relationship between the military and the United Nations and aid groups tackling one of the world's largest humanitarian crises.

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