Nigeria : Road map for launch of new anti-kidnapping unit

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Nigeria : Road map for launch of new anti-kidnapping unit

Though kidnapping is on the rise, General Adamu Laka's 26 March appointment as the new head of the Nigerian Counter Terrorism Center will postpone the establishment of a new anti-kidnapping cell.

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