The Nigerian military Saturday ordered a partial curfew in the city of Maiduguri amid a government offensive against Boko Haram militants, UPI reported. The 24-hour curfew was implemented in neighborhoods considered to be Boko Haram strongholds in the northeastern city, in a region that has been a hotbed of the Boko Haram guerrilla movement. The military said in a written statement it had the rebels on the run after attacks on various camps. Witnesses told the BBC troops were stopping trucks from entering the city, the capital of Borno state. The curfew was imposed a day after U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry urged the Nigerian government to show restraint in the current offensive to safeguard civilians. The BBC said more than 2,000 people had been killed in attacks chalked up to the Boko Haram since 2010.
