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Nigeria: Oil Workers Ambush - We're Sorry for Misleading Public On Rescue Efforts - Army
Vanguard, 30 July 2017
The Nigerian Army has tendered unreserved apology to the public over its last week's information that claimed military troops in the North East successfully rescued members of the… Read more »
Nigerian Army Apologises for False Story on Boko Haram Rescue
The army had claimed that military troops in the north east successfully rescued members of the oil exploration team and members of Civilian Joint Task Force, abducted by the Boko Haram terrorists. The apology came as it disclosed that so far, the search and rescue team in the Boko Haram ambush recovered additional bodies of five soldiers, 11 civilian JTF and five members of the exploration team.
InFocus
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Some of the oil workers and security escorts abducted by Boko Haram insurgents during an oil exploration mission to the Lake Chad Basin have been rescued. Read more »
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At least 50 people were killed in a Boko Haram attack on an oil exploration team in northeast Nigeria earlier this week. The government has suspended oil prospecting in the area. Read more »
