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Apprehension as military begins Operation Positive Identification
7 years agoSoldiers sit in trucks as the patrol in Goniri, Yobe State, in Nigeria's restive northeast on July 3, 2019. Boko Haram's decade-long campaign of violence has killed 27,000 people and displaced about two million in Nigeria. The insurgency has spilled over into neighbouring Niger, Chad and Cameroon, prompting formation of a regional military coalition to defeat the jihadist group. AUDU MARTE / AFP
As the military insisted on commencing its Operation Positive Identification (OPI), yesterday, there was palpable apprehension across the country, as most Nigerians remain unclear about its scope and how...
