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Summary Churches, homes and the police headquarters in Nigeria were set ablaze in new a wave of riots.
Boko Haram, whose name translates as Western education is forbidden from the local Hausa language, has claimed responsibility for dozens of shootings and attacks with improvised explosive devices this year.The Geidam divisional police headquarters and First Bank were bombed on Saturday evening by Boko Haram and fire was exchanged into the night between police and Boko Haram members, a police spokesman told reporters.Four policemen were killed, 20 wounded, eight churches and 20 market stalls as well as Geidam council secretariat are completely destroyed.Geidam is a small town in Yobe state, which straddles the Nigeria-Niger border, and is the home of the powerful state governor. Boko Haram often targets politicians, who the sect say are corrupt and have left the northeast region impoverished.Boko Harams attacks have mostly taken place in and around Maiduguri, the capital of Borno state, which borders Yobe state and neighbouring countries Niger, Cameroon and Chad.
