President Jonathan declares State of Emergency in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe

President Goodluck Jonathan in an emergency broadcast on Tuesday night, declared a State of Emergency in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe states, all in the North-east region of Nigeria.

“No matter what it takes, we will win this war against terrorism,” he said, adding that “We will do more. We will gun them down.”

President Goodluck Jonathan had earlier on Tuesday invited the governors of Borno and Yobe, Kashim Shettima and Ibrahim Geidam, respectively to Abuja to discuss security challenges in their states.

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