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President Jonathan Orders Re-Deployment of More Military Men To Troubled States in North East

PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday, ordered the deployment of additional troops to the North-East region to strengthen the military force in the fight against insurgency in the region.
The Coordinator of the National Information Centre, Mr. Mike Omeri, who disclosed this in Abuja, while briefing newsmen on the security challenges in some parts of the country, also confirmed bomb explosion that rocked Terminus Market, yesterday afternoon, in Jos, Plateau State capital.

Omeri said: “President Goodluck Jonathan has ordered the deployment of additional troops to reinforce the ongoing military operations in the North-East part of the country.
“This action comes in the wake of the regional alliance to checkmate the activities of Boko Haram in the region and also strengthen the efforts to rescue the missing girls.”
Speaking further on international alliance, Omeri said that structures had been put in place to coordinate the activities of the aligned countries.
“Meanwhile, the structures for the coordination of the activities of the input of aligned countries’ forces in the ongoing search and rescue operation has been setup and awaiting take off any moment from now,” he added.
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