Nigeria Declares State of Emergency in North After Attacks
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Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan declared a state of emergency in parts of four northern states following a series of attacks by Islamic militants in the northeast and Abuja, the capital of Africa’s top oil producer.
Emergency rule was declared in parts of the northeastern Borno and Yobe states as well as the central Plateau and Niger states, the Abuja-based presidency said today in an e-mailed statement.