Military Wives Protest Boko Haram deployment

Military wives in the restive Nigerian city of Maiduguri have taken to the streets, burning tyres to prevent their husbands from being sent to fight Boko Haram. 

About 300 women and 500 children have for the past two days gathered at the gates of a military base in the Borno state capital, claiming their spouses are ill-equipped to take on the Islamist militants. 

The soldiers stationed in Maiduguri are due to retake the town of Gwoza, which Boko Haram overran last week after killing dozens and sending hundreds more fleeing. 

But government spokesperson, Mike Omeri, dismissed the protests saying the troops are adequately equipped.

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