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President Muhamamdu Buhari on Wednesday received Antonio Guterres, the United Nations secretary-general, at the presidential villa, Abuja.

The UN scribe arrived at the villa at 3:00 pm, where he was welcomed by the president.

The two leaders subsequently went into a closed session, where they are expected to deliberate on issues surrounding security and the humanitarian crisis in the north-east and some parts of Nigeria.

Guterres is expected to brief state house correspondents at the end of his meeting with the president.

The UN secretary-general, who was in Maiduguri, Borno state, on Tuesday, had earlier paid similar visits to neighbouring Niger Republic and Senegal.

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