Nigeria's president approves largest military expansion in recent times
In addition to the new division, three new army headquarters will be set up in north-east and central Nigeria - areas plagued by Islamist militants, banditry and clashes between farmers and herders.
Over the past week, an armed gang killed at least 20 villagers in the north-western state of Zamfara and 46 students were abducted from a school in Borno state in the country's north-east.
In December, US and Nigerian forces launched a joint operation to tackle jihadists, which involved strikes against militants from the Lakurawa group in north-western Nigeria on Christmas Day.
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