Nigeria's Buhari Marks Independence Day With Troops in Northeast

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Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari visited the northeastern city of Maiduguri on Sunday to meet with troops deployed against Boko Haram Islamist militants.

Buhari helped mark the country’s 57th independence anniversary with the troops, Sani Usman, a spokesman for the army, said by phone from the city.