Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar is seen during the inauguration of new Service Chiefs at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, Nigeria July 13, 2015. REUTERS/Stringer
ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria is expecting the arrival of warplanes and helicopters it ordered from Pakistan and Russia, its latest effort to counter terrorist and militant activities, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar said on Sunday.
Nigeria is battling jihadist group Boko Haram, which has waged a seven-year insurgency in the northern part of the country aimed at creating an Islamic state. Thousands have been killed and more than 2 million displaced.
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