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President Buhari also charged the committee to look at the real reason President Donald Trump banned Nigerians from US immigration visa.

The Trump administration is preventing further legal immigration from Nigeria, citing concerns about the country’s security standards, as well as heightened terrorist threats.

The interim injunction remains in force until a new hearing when the authorities can defend themselves.

The plan is to hire 10,000 new soldiers in the coming months to boost national security, Prime Minister Boubou Cisse said.

The case against Soro adds to political tensions ahead of Ivory Coast’s October 2020 vote.

“Reinforcements have been dispatched to the scene and an aerial reconnaissance is underway in the area to track down the attackers,” the government said.

“With the harmattan dust gradually easing its hold on the skies, fighter aircraft would this week join the efforts to provide effective air attacks against bandits, kidnappers and cattle rustlers,” Buhari said.

“With a fresh start here, we are very confident and optimistic about the cooperation and friendship between our two great countries and our relations,” Chinese Ambassador Zhou said

Army authorities asked the troops to respect the culture and people of Guinea Bissau and warned against getting involved in “trafficking of illicit substance of any kind.”

The law, which now goes to President Roch Marc Kabore for his signature, calls for volunteers to receive brief military training and unspecified equipment.