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Gunmen kill 50 in Nigeria's Kebbi state, residents say

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Dozens of gunmen on motorbikes ransacked a village and killed more than 50 people. Gangs have been terrorising areas of the northwest in recent years, forcing thousands to flee. It came a week after armed men killed 200 people in the nearby state of Zamfara.

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Gunmen kill 50 in Nigeria's Kebbi state, residents say

By Garba Muhammad KEBBI, Nigeria - Gunmen killed at least 50 people in a raid on an area of northwest Nigeria, residents said on Sunday. Abdullahi Karman Unashi, a community leader, told Reuters that dozens of armed men on motorcycles entered the area in Kebbi state on Friday night and exchanged gunfire with soldiers and policemen. The security forces were forced to retreat and the

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Gunmen kill more than 50 in Nigeria's northwest, residents say

KEBBI, Nigeria (Reuters) -Dozens of gunmen on motorbikes ransacked a village and killed more than 50 people in the latest violence in northwest Nigeria, residents said on Sunday. Read full story

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Gunmen kill more than 50 in Nigeria, residents say

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Gunmen kill more than 50 in Nigeria's northwest, residents say

KEBBI, Nigeria :Dozens of gunmen on motorbikes ransacked a village and killed more than 50 people in the latest violence in northwest Nigeria, residents said on Sunday. Gangs have been terrorising areas of the northwest in recent years, forcing thousands to flee and gaining global notoriety through mass kidna

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Gunmen kill 50 in Nigeria's Kebbi state, residents say

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Deccan Herald

Gunmen kill more than 50 in Nigeria's northwest, residents say

Dozens of gunmen on motorbikes ransacked a village and killed more than 50 people in the latest violence in northwest Nigeria, residents said on Sunday. Gangs have been terrorising areas of the northwest in recent years, forcing thousands to flee and gaining global notoriety through mass kidnappings at schools for ransom. Local elder Abdullahi Karman Unashi told Reuters that the men entered Dankade village in Kebbi state on Friday night and exch…

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