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Trying To Uncover Truth About Violence In Nigeria

There has been fierce fighting in this region of Nigeria before. Pictured is a soldier on April 30, 2013, standing beside a house burnt during during the clash between Islamist insurgents and soldiers on April 25, 2013 in the remote northeast town of Baga, Borno State. (Utomi Ekpei/AFP/Getty Images)
There has been fierce fighting in this region of Nigeria before. Pictured is a soldier on April 30, 2013, standing beside a house burnt during during the clash between Islamist insurgents and soldiers on April 25, 2013 in the remote northeast town of Baga, Borno State. (Utomi Ekpei/AFP/Getty Images)

Recent days have seen an appalling amount of violence in northeast Nigeria. Hundreds are feared to have been killed around the town of Baga, which was captured by Boko Haram militants.

There have also been several suicide bombings in other cities and towns. The BBC’s Will Ross reports on the difficulty of finding out the truth about what’s been happening.

Note: This BBC interview can be heard in the Here & Now podcast or with the WBUR app.

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  • Will Ross, Nigeria correspondent for the BBC. He tweets @willintune.

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