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The head of police said Nigeria's war on terror is not over as insurgents in Borno, Yobe, and Adamawa states continue to inflict harm despite the imposition of a state of emergency. Joint Nigerian and Nigerien operations resulted in the arrests of Boko Haram terrorists who had been driven out of northern Nigeria into Niger. The leader was detained in Karanga, Niger, and his accomplices were detained in Nigeria. The group was said to be planning attacks in villages along the border. Accused Hezbollah operative Talal Ahmad Roda told a court that another man, identified as Abdulhassan Tahir, was behind a plot to assassinate the Saudi ambassador; Tahir is at large. Saudi Arabia said it was unaware of the alleged plot.