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...

BANDITS KIDNAP FORMER HOUSE OF REPS MEMBER JOSEPH HARUNA KIGBU. (PHOTO).


 Bandits Kidnap Former House of Reps Member Joseph Haruna Kigbu


On Monday evening, bandits abducted Joseph Haruna Kigbu, a former member of the House of Representatives, while he was en route to Jos.


The incident took place around 6:00 p.m. between Nunku in Akwanga Local Government Area, Nasarawa State, and Gwantu in Sanga Local Government Area, Kaduna State.


During the attack, the assailants killed the police escort assigned to Dr. Kigbu, who had tried to thwart the abduction.


A source reported that the bandits fired their weapons indiscriminately, causing widespread panic among motorists in the area.


Local residents confirmed that the incident occurred in a region known for frequent criminal activities.


Efforts to reach the spokesman for the Nasarawa State Police Command for confirmation were unsuccessful, as calls went unanswered at the time of this report.

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