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The disagreements on the day the attack started rather prove the point about why it wasn't reported so extensively - how do you report something when the facts are so sparse and contradictory?

Then there's the issue of how you clear up the facts and remove the contradictions given the mess that country is in.

If Nigeria's president would be good enough to ask the international community for help as he clearly can't deal with the insurgency himself things may change. As it is he seems to be basking in his own name a little too much and trusting to good luck.