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Attackers kill at least 50, abduct women and children in Nigeria's Zamfara state
The raid left at least 50 dead and several women and children abducted as bandits moved between villages, despite prior warnings to authorities, officials said.
- On Feb 20, a lawmaker told Reuters that armed men attacked a village in Zamfara state, killing at least 50 and abducting women and children.
- After spotting a convoy of more than 150 motorcycles, residents of Tungan Dutse contacted security forces and local authority, but those warnings were ignored, Sani said.
- From about 5 p.m. on Thursday until 3:30 a.m. on Friday, Hamisu A. Faru said attackers raided Tungan Dutse, leaving at least 50 people dead.
- Traditional leaders and local officials are still accounting for the missing, while officials say the number of abducted women and children remains undetermined.
- Across northern Nigeria, the surge in attacks blamed on "bandits" involves deadly assaults, abductions, and displacement, putting pressure on the Nigerian government to restore stability.
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In Nigeria, armed attackers killed at least 38 people.
·Germany
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In addition to the jihadists, local armed groups called "bandits" terrorize Zamfara and many states in the region. - Nigeria: at least 38 people killed in an attack in the north-west of the country (International).
Armed men killed at least 38 people on the night of Thursday to Friday in the village of Dutse Dan Ajiya, in the state of Zamfara, Nigeria.
·Montreal, Canada
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At least 38 people were killed in an attack by gunmen on a village in Zamfara state, northwestern Nigeria, police and local officials told AFP on Saturday.
·Amman, Jordan
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At least 38 people were killed in the attack in the state of Zamfara and an unknown number of people abducted
·Vienna, Austria
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Total News Sources41
Leaning Left6Leaning Right8Center5Last UpdatedBias Distribution42% Right
Bias Distribution
- 42% of the sources lean Right
42% Right
L 32%
C 26%
R 42%
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