Newsweek | Nigeria Discovers Oil in Former Boko Haram Heartland Newsweek Nigeria's government says it has discovered crude oil in Borno state, the northeastern state that has borne the brunt of Boko Haram's seven-year insurgency. Jamila Shua'ra, the permanent secretary of Nigeria's petroleum ministry, announced the find ... Crude oil discovered in Borno State— FG OIl ministry confirms discovery of oil in Borno |