Nigeria Deploys Troops to Regions Affected by Bandit Attacks
- Attacks, mostly in the north, have led to kidnapping and raids
- Country has suspended mining operations in some states
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Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari ordered security personnel to parts of the country prone to attacks by bandits.
"I have ordered rapid and robust deployment of troops to all the areas currently under attack from bandits," Buhari said in a statement Saturday. "We are determined to tackle this challenge ferociously until these remorseless killers are crushed and utterly defeated."