At least 70 soldiers were killed in an attack on a military camp in western Niger on Tuesday evening.
According to the AP, the suspect is linked to Islamic militants.
President Mahamadou Issoufou cuts short trip to Egypt and returns early.
Two separate attacks killed nearly 50 Nigerian soldiers in West Africa's Sahel region earlier this year.
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