At least 10 killed in central Nigeria attack: police


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  • Friday, 26 Jan 2024

ABUJA, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- At least 10 people were killed and two others injured after a midweek attack in Nigeria's central Plateau state, local police said Thursday.

The attackers hit the Kwashalek community in the Mangu local government area of Plateau between Tuesday and Wednesday, razing at least 10 houses in the process, Alfred Alabo, spokesman for the state police, told reporters in the capital of Jos on Thursday.

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