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Nigeria arrests Al-Qaeda-linked rebels disrupting food supply

Photo by Omotayo Tajudeen © Unsplash /Nigeria
By Omotayo Tajudeen © Unsplash /Nigeria
  • Nigeria captures two most-wanted Ansaru leaders
  • Arrests seen as critical to easing insecurity fuelling inflation

 

ABUJA, NIGERIA – Nigerian security forces have captured the top two leaders of Ansaru, an al-Qaeda-linked Islamist faction whose attacks have threatened food supplies, investment, and stability across West Africa.

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