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Ibrahim Shema - Governor of Katsina State, Nigeria

A violent Islamist insurgency is threatening to destabilise Nigeria. Stephen Sackur speaks to Ibrahim Shema, governor of the northern Nigerian state of Katsina.

A violent Islamist insurgency in northern Nigeria is threatening to destabilise Africa's most populous nation. In recent months the body count has spiked alarmingly - and now the president has imposed a state of emergency in three of Nigeria's most troubled states. Stephen Sackur speaks to Ibrahim Shema, governor of the northern state of Katsina. How does Nigeria avoid sliding into chaos?

30 minutes

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Role Contributor
Interviewer Stephen Sackur
Interviewed Guest Ibrahim Shema

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