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December 12, 2019
President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the terroristattack in Inates, western region of Niger Republic, near the Mali border, whichresulted in the killing of 67 military personnel, with 34 people stillunaccounted for.
Buhari made his feelings known in a statement by his SeniorSpecial Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu in Abuja.
While expressing deep shock and sadness over the heinous anddespicable attack by terrorists that reportedly crossed in from neighboringMali, Buhari expressed Nigeria’s solidarity with the government and people ofNiger Republic in the aftermath of the tragedy.
The President stressed Nigeria’s strong condemnation of thisterrorist act, and reaffirmed the resolve of his administration to continueworking closely with countries neighbouring the Sahel and the Sahara, as wellas international partners, to defeat the terrorists.