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Roads Into Abuja Facing New Threat of Hidden Bombs: Nigerian Authorities

Roads Into Abuja Facing New Threat of Hidden Bombs: Nigerian Authorities
Soldiers with a multinational force transport troops to clear Boko Haram enclaves on Lake Chad in April 2022. Courtesy of Col. Muhammad Dole
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Roadside bombs, jihadists’ asymmetric game-changer in the northeast of the country, now threaten Nigerian roads and rails across the country’s northern states, security officials said on April 26.

“The Department of State Services (DSS) hereby draws public attention to plans by criminal elements to return the country to the pre-2015 era reminiscent of IED attacks on soft and hard targets in parts of the country,” the agency, which functions similarly to the FBI, said in a statement.

Douglas Burton
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Douglas Burton is a former U.S. State Department official who was stationed in Kirkuk, Iraq. He writes news and commentary from Washington, D.C.
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