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Ahead of Nigeria's election, opposition weaponizes soldier deaths

Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari. His administration has been largely silent about the fighting in the northeast as, in battle after battle, soldiers have died. [Courtesy]

Hundreds of Nigerian soldiers have been killed in recent months by Islamist militants who the president vowed to defeat when voted into power in 2015 - and the bloodshed has become a useful weapon for opponents aiming to topple him in coming elections.

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