Soldiers from Lagos, part of a detachment of 1,000 men send as reinforcements to Adamawa state to fight Boko Haram Islamists, arrive with the 23rd Armoured Brigade in Yola. Nigeria relaxed a curfew in parts of the northeast where its troops are mounting their biggest offensive yet against militants from the Islamist group. Boko Haram is fighting to carve an Islamic state out of Nigeria.
May 22, 2013 | 11:01 PM