Jos, Nigeria, July 8, 2025 (AFP) - Nigerian gangs kill 40 in 'revenge' attack, ambush on self-defence groups

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2025-07-08

An armed gang killed at least 40 members of village self-defence groups in a weekend ambush and related attack in Nigeria's central Plateau state, the Red Cross and residents told AFP on Tuesday. One resident described the assaults as a "revenge" attack on local vigilante groups set up to defend communities from the gangs. For years, the heavily armed gangs -- locally known as "bandits" -- have intensified assaults in rural areas in northwest and......

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