Nigeria, May 3 -- Nigeria condemns killing of Mali's defence ministerThe Federal Government of Nigeria has condemned the killing of Mali's Minister of Defence and Veteran Affairs, Sadio Camara.

In a statement issued on Tuesday, the Nigerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs described the incident as a tragic consequence of terrorism.

PREMIUM TIMES reported the death of Mr Camara. He was killed in a coordinated wave of attacks by jihadist and separatist forces who struck many locations, including the country's capital.

A vehicle-borne improvised explosive device (VBIED) detonated outside his residence last week. It was a rare collaborative attack by fighters of Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM), an al-Qaeda affiliate in the Sahel, a...