RUSSIAN FORCES TO STAY IN MALI TO FIGHT TERRORISM: KREMLIN. (PHOTO).

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 Russian forces to stay in Mali to fight terrorism: Kremlin The Kremlin said on Thursday that Russian forces would stay in Mali to help the country's government battle terrorists following an offensive over the weekend by Tuareg-led separatists and terrorists. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov made the statement after being asked by a reporter how Russia responded to a purported statement from the terrorists saying they wanted Russia to leave Mali. "Russia's presence there is, in fact, due to the need identified by the current government. Russia will continue, including in Mali, to combat extremism, terrorism and other harmful phenomena and will continue to provide assistance to the current government," said Peskov, AFP reported. The Russian Defence Ministry had claimed on Tuesday that units of its African Corps prevented an attempted coup on April 25, 2026 in Mali. It said in a statement that the African Corps units "inflicted irreparable losses" on superior ...

UNKNOWN GUNMEN ATTACKED & KIDNAPPED SOME RESIDENTS OF LEKKI GARDENS ESTATE YESTERDAY.{PHOTOS}.

Image result for lekki gardens estate                               According to sources,Some gunmen yesterday saturday attacked Lekki Gardens Estate,in the Isheri area of Lagos State and kidnapped four residents.The assailants entered into the community through the waterways around 8am and first shot sporadically into the air and the gang whisked away their victims in a speedboat.It was gathered that the residents were on an early morning jogging exercise when they were taken away.A community leader,who spoke on condition of anonymity,said the suspected militants had actually taken nine hostages,adding that only four were taken away because the boat could not take all the victims.He said ''The incident happened around 8am.The gunmen were between eight and 10 in number.They came in a speedboat and shot into the air for about five minutes.They kidnapped nine people and put them in their operational boat.But when they saw that the boat could not take all of them,they decided to go with only four.The operatives of the Rapid Response Squad were alerted and they responded to the situation.As I speak with you,the landlords are deliberating on the incident''.He explained that as of 8pm on Saturday,the families of the victims had yet to be contacted for ransom.A police source said policemen from the Lagos and Ogun states division visited the scene,adding that efforts were on to ensure the release of the victims.The police from Ogun and Lagos states were there to assess the situation because that place is a boundary area between the two states,' he said.The acting spokesperson for the Ogun State Police Command,Mr Abimbola Oyeyemi,confirmed the incident,but said the area was under the jurisdiction of the Lagos command.He explained that the Ogun police only supported with some of it operatives.
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