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Pedestrians walk past a checkpoint to exit Monguno, Borno state, Nigeria, on July 4, 2025. Twelve checkpoints manned by the Nigerian army control the various entrances to Monguno. [AFP]
From the air, Monguno looks like a fortress, with deep trenches slashing into the sand around this garrison town in northeast Nigeria's volatile Borno State.
These defences have kept the Monguno largely secure despite the region witnessing a recent surge in attacks on military bases by jihadists fighting a grinding 16-year war.
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