Three people were killed, with others injured in a bomb blast in north-east Nigeria. Three Nigerian troops were killed and 11 other people, including seven civilians, were injured by a highway bomb in north-east Nigeria near the border with Cameroon, where jihadists are active, military and militia sources told AFP on Friday. "Three soldiers died in the explosion and four others were badly injured, while seven civilians were also injured," anti-jihadist militia Usman Hamza said. READ | Nigeria launches $672 million tech fund for young investorsThe military did not immediately respond to a request for official comment. The decade-long jihadist conflict has killed 40 000 people and displaced around two million from their homes in the northeast, according to the UN.

Source: The North Africa Journal March 18, 2023 01:12 UTC