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LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) - The Nigerian army on Monday deployed troops to a tense, oil-rich southern state after demonstrators took to the streets both in support of and against a governor charged in a corruption case.
Brig. Gen. Elias Zamani, the regional military commander, said the troops were dispatched because officials had received reports of armed youths coming to the area.
"We don't want a situation where the different groups would clash. ... This is a preventive measure," Zamani said, refusing to give the number of troops sent to Bayelsa state.
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