The rise and tactics of the Lakurawa
Nigeria (SCANS) - The Lakurawa (a Hausa adaptation of the French les recrues, or "the recruits") first appeared in northwestern ...
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Ambush in northwest Nigeria kills 9 Soldiers, 1 police officer
BIRNIN KEBBI, Nigeria (SCANS) — Heavily armed gunmen ambushed a security convoy in Nigeria’s northwestern Kebbi State on Tuesday night, ...
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