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Vol 63 No 16

Published 4th August 2022


Nigeria

Attacks shatter Abuja’s complacency

After breaking into a prison in the capital and killing elite security officers, Islamic State fighters claim they are now targeting President Buhari

As Islamist militants launch deadly assaults on the outskirts of Abuja and the country groans under a hydra-headed security crisis, enraged opposition senators have issued an ultimatum to a seemingly insouciant President Muhammadu Buhari: sort out this dangerous mess in six weeks or face impeachment.

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