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Gunmen kill at least 15 people in northern Nigeria, Amnesty says
Gunmen on motorcycles killed at least 15 and looted shops in three villages amid ongoing violence involving militants and criminal gangs in northern Nigeria, Amnesty International said.
- On Saturday, gunmen attacked Tashan Maje, Saduro and Runtuwa villages in the Borgu area of Niger state, killing at least 15 people, Amnesty International reported Sunday.
- Amid a wider security crisis in northern Nigeria, Amnesty International did not provide details on attackers' motives or identity, leaving the raids' intent unclear.
- Gunmen rode in on dozens of motorcycles, shooting in all directions and ransacking local shops in Tashan Maje, Saduro and Runtuwa during Saturday's raids.
- The Nigerian military said on Sunday it had recorded decisive operational successes, arresting twenty suspects and seizing weapons, ammunition and logistics supplies in a relentless push to degrade networks.
- Last week, police reported a deadly attack in Zamfara that killed 38, and last month Nigerian authorities said the U.S. is sending troops to train the military, with U.S. forces conducting December airstrikes.
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