The residents witnessed the sky glowing red from the attack late on Thursday night. U.S. President Donald Trump announced the strike.
Nigeria men's basketball coach Mike Brown, also associate coach at the NBA's Golden State Warriors, says both the men's and women's team are looking forward to meeting the USA at the Tokyo Olympics.
In the three months since Islamic extremists kidnapped more than 200 Nigerian schoolgirls, town residents say 11 of their parents have died.
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