Jos, Nigeria, Feb 4, 2026 (AFP) - Gunmen kill at least 35 in west-central Nigeria: officials

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Gunmen have killed at least 35 people in Kwara state in west-central Nigeria, authorities said Wednesday, with the toll expected to rise. Parts of Nigeria are plagued by armed gangs -- locally known as bandits who loot villages and kidnap for ransom -- as well as intercommunal violence in the central states and jihadist groups that are active in the northeast and northwest. "This morning I was told that 35 to 40 dead bodies were counted," Sa'idu......

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