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At least 24 killed in bandit attack in northwest Nigeria, residents say
By GhanaSummary Newsroom1 min read
Armed bandits riding motorcycles killed at least 24 farmers and wounded several others in an attack on remote farming villages in northwest Nigeria's Zamfara state, residents told Reuters on Thursday.
Zamfara is at the centre of a security crisis in Nigeria's northwest, where armed gangs locally known as bandits frequently raid villages, kidnap residents for ransom and steal livestock."They rustled an unspecified number of livestock, leaving several people wounded who are currently receiving treatment," he said.
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