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Gunmen kill Nigerian army general

Gunmen kill Nigerian army general

GUNMEN shot dead a Nigerian army general as he was travelling by car on a major road from the capital, Abuja, the army has announced, in the first such fatal gun attack on a senior serving military officer. Armed robberies and kidnappings for ransom, particularly in the northwest, have become so frequent that many are afraid to travel by road. Growing nationwide lawlessness led legislators in April to call on the president to declare a state of emergency. Major General Hassan Ahmed was killed when gunmen attacked his vehicle along the Lokoja-Abuja road on Thursday, army spokesman Brigadier General Onyema…
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