{The UN says more than 1,200 people have been killed in Islamist-related violence in north-east Nigeria since a state of emergency was declared in May. } <\/p>\n
The UN said the figure related to killings of civilians and the military by the Islamist group Boko Haram in the states of Adamawa, Borno and Yobe. <\/p>\n
It also includes insurgents killed by security forces repelling attacks. <\/p>\n
This is the first time independent casualty figures have been issued since emergency rule was declared. <\/p>\n
Thousands of people have been killed since 2009, when Boko Haram launched its campaign to install strict Islamic law in northern Nigeria.<\/p>\n
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