Insecurity: ‘Scale up bombing of hideouts’, Governor Zulum tells Air Force
By TVC News Nigeria
13 August 2020 |
7:00 am
The Governor of Borno State, Babagana Umara Zulum has urged the Nigerian Air Force to increase the bombing of insurgents hideouts.
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