Armed bandits kill at least 30 in Nigeria's Zamfara state


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  • Saturday, 08 Jan 2022

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) - Armed bandits have killed at least 30 people in Nigeria's Zamfara State, raiding several villages in a region that has been in a security crisis for more than two years, residents and security sources said on Friday.

There have been a series of attacks in northwest Nigeria, which has seen a sharp rise in mass abductions and other violent crimes since late 2020 as the government struggles to maintain law and order amid a flagging economy.

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