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Nigerian army soldiers are driven in a pickup truck as they partrol the streets of Maiduguri, capital of the Borno state in Nigeria, on May 24, 2013. Nigeria on May 21 relaxed the curfew in Maiduguri, stronghold of the Boko Haram Islamist militant sect, three days after it was imposed, an AFP journalist in the city said. Nigeria's military on May 18 imposed a 24-hour curfew in parts of the northeastern city as soldiers pressed on with a campaign against Boko Haram Islamists that has sent people fleeing from their homes. Nigeria launched the sweeping operation last week, deploying thousands of troops across three states -- Adamawa, Borno and Yobe -- where President Goodluck Jonathan declared a state of emergency a week ago after the Islamists seized territory and chased out the government. AFP PHOTO / AMINU ABUBAKAR (Photo credit should read AMINU ABUBAKAR/AFP via Getty Images)