A motorcyclist rides with a pillion past a burnt trailer truck in the northeast Nigerian city of Gombe, which has been recently targeted by
Boko Haram militants with bombs and attacks, January 29, 2015. The African Union (AU) might grant a mandate as early as this week for a regional military force to combat Islamist Boko Haram militants, a vital step towards securing U.N. Security Council backing, a diplomat said on Tuesday. REUTERS/ Afolabi Sotunde (NIGERIA - Tags: CIVIL UNREST SOCIETY POLITICS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY TRANSPORT)