FILE - Three men seated on the ground, identified by police officers as kidnappers of Bethel Baptist High School students, in Abuja, Nigeria. Sept 23, 2021
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Nigeria is working to increase military cooperation with Benin and Niger as jihadists from the Sahel encroach on the country's northwest, the Nigerian defence minister said on Thursday.
FILE - Three men seated on the ground, identified by police officers as kidnappers of Bethel Baptist High School students, in Abuja, Nigeria. Sept 23, 2021
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Nigeria is increasing military cooperation with Benin and Niger to combat jihadist encroachment from the Sahel, the Defence…

Nigeria is working to increase military cooperation with Benin and Niger as jihadists from the Sahel encroach on the country's…

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