Kano, Nigeria, Oct 26, 2025 (AFP) - Nigerian troops kill 80 'bandits' in clashes: report

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2025-10-26

Soldiers in northwest Nigeria have killed 80 members of a criminal gang in a gunfight, according to a security report for the United Nations seen by AFP Sunday. For years, heavily armed cattle-rustling and kidnapping gangs known as "bandits" have been terrorising communities attacks in northwest and central Nigeria, killing thousands and abducting people for ransom. In the latest offensive, troops engaged a large group of bandits in gun battle o......

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