This May 12, 2014, file photo taken from video by Nigeria's Boko Haram terrorist network, shows their leader Abubakar Shekau speaking to the camera.

This May 12, 2014, file photo drawn from video by Nigeria’s Boko Haram terrorist network, reveals their leader Abubakar Shekau speaking with the camera.|Image Credit:
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Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) claimed the two Saturday attacks.

Islamic militants eliminated a minimum of 20 soldiers and more than 40 civilians and injured hundreds in twin attacks in northeast Nigeria’s Borno state on Saturday, residents and a civilian task force fighter said.

The attacks, in the Monguno and Nganzai city government areas, came just days after militants killed a minimum of 69 people in a raid on a town in a 3rd location, Gubio.

2 humanitarian employees and 3 homeowners informed Reuters that militants equipped with heavy weapons consisting of rocket launchers arrived in Monguno, a hub for worldwide non