U.S. Warns Nigeria of Al-Qaeda's Reach As Buhari Advises Forces

The United States has raised the alarm that the Al-Qaeda and ISIS insurgent groups have started penetrating the northwestern part of Nigeria and looking to expand further south. President Muhammadu Buhari has again challenged the security agencies to reorganise their strategies in the ongoing battle against insurgency, banditry and other violent crimes in some parts of the country.

Nigerian soldiers (file photo).

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