Nigeria: Govt Marks Independence Day Amid Security Challenges

As Nigeria marks its Independence Day, its military appears to have made significant strides in sharply reducing attacks often launched by Islamist militant group Boko Haram against unarmed civilians in parts of the country. That's according to Mike Omeri, director-general of the National Orientation Agency, which also handles the government's information on Boko Haram.

He rejected local media reports asserting that security experts from western countries who have been supporting the military against the militants have left after expressing frustration with the unprofessional conduct of security personnel tasked with ending the five-year old insurgency.

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