MALIAN ARMY WITHDRAWS FROM KEY TESSALIT MILITARY CAMP. (PHOTO).

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 Malian army withdraws from key Tessalit military camp: sources Mali’s army and its Russian mercenary allies have surrendered Camp Tessalit, a strategic military post in the north, multiple sources told the AFP news agency on Friday. An official from the Tuareg-led separatist group claimed soldiers and mercenaries at the camp had "surrendered", following a fierce fight over the weekend. Simultaneous attacks in Mali by militants linked to Al Qaeda and separatist Tuareg rebels on April 25 showed how fighters ​from different groups with different goals were able to strike at the heart of the West African country's military government. Gunfire and explosions were reported in the capital Bamako and around a large military base outside the capital, as well as Gao and central areas, as gunfire continuing in the northern city of Kidal. Defence minister Sadio Camara was killed at his residence in Kati, a garrison town near the capital, Bamako, following the fierce weekend fighting...

BENUE PEOPLE MET WITH VP OSINBAJO.{PHOTOS}.


      Benue stakeholders interacted with Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo at the Benue Peoples House, Makurdi.


SNIPPETS (from the speeches):
1. Chief Mike Aondoakaa: "Your Excellency, We believe that your visit can bring justice to our people."
2. Retired General Atom Kpera: "Mr Vice President, our people feel left alone. They deserve to be protected."
3. General Lawrence Onoja: "We urge the Federal Government to establish a Middle-Belt Reconstruction Commission."
4. Bishop Williams Avenya: "Let there be justice for Benue State before reconciliation."
5. Professor Jerry Agada: "Benue needs federal presence especially in education and infrastructure."
6. Dr Magdalyne Dura: "Your Excellency, what is taking place in Benue is a well organised genocide. Our people in camps have no homes to return to. The blood of mudered Benue children is crying for justice."
7. Professor Daniel Saror: "Cattle don't eat meat or burnt houses, so why do herdsmen destroy such property? FG should find an urgent way to end the killings."
8. Hon. Hassan Saleh: "Benue has made a law for peace to reign. What we are seeking is for the Federal Government to support the ranching law of Benue State."
9. Tor Tiv, Professor James Ayatse: "Your Excellency, we are hopeful that something will be done urgently to end the killings and destruction. We expect sincerity in the current efforts to stop the crisis. On ranching we stand."
More photos below.
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