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State of emergency in Borno, Yobe, and Adamawa
Jonathan declared a state of emergency in Borno, Yobe, and Adamawa as Boko Haram violence escalated.
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2013
State of emergency in Borno, Yobe, and Adamawa
Jonathan declared a state of emergency in Borno, Yobe, and Adamawa as Boko Haram violence escalated.
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Jonathan declared a state of emergency in Borno, Yobe, and Adamawa as Boko Haram violence escalated. The move marked a more militarized phase of counterinsurgency in the northeast.