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Nigeria detains soldiers, police over weapons sales to armed groups - REUTERS
By Ope Adetayo
ABUJA, May 30 (Reuters) - The Nigerian military has detained over two dozen soldiers and members of the police force over sales of weapons from military stockpiles to armed groups, including Islamist insurgents, a spokesperson said.
Africa's most populous country and biggest energy producer, Nigeria is battling insecurity on many fronts, including a long-running insurgency in the northeast and armed kidnapping gangs in the northwest.
