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NIGERIA: NIGER STATE POLICE ARREST THOUSANDS IN RAID ON ISLAMIC SECT
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY cable from Abuja, Nigeria to Yaoundé, Cameroon | Central Intelligence Agency | Defense Intelligence Agency | Department of Energy | Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) | Joint Analysis Center Molesworth | National Security Council | Lagos, Nigeria | Secretary of State | Pretoria, South Africa | United States Africa Command | United States European Command