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Nigeria names head of regional force to fight Boko Haram

Nigeria said Thursday it has appointed a general to lead a new multinational task force created to fight Boko Haram Islamists, in the face of increasingly bloody attacks.

Major-General Iliya Abbah, who previously commanded military operations in the oil-rich Niger Delta, will head the five-nation force, military spokesman Major General Chris Olukolade said.

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