Gusau, Nigeria, April 4, 2026 (AFP) - 18 killed in Nigeria attacks, dozens kidnapped: residents

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2026-04-04

Gunmen killed seven people and kidnapped dozens more in raids on six remote villages in northern Nigeria, residents told AFP, as police reported 11 killed in communal clashes in the centre of the country. Killings and kidnappings have become almost daily occurrences in Africa's most populous country. Police in central Nasarawa state said Saturday that 11 people had been killed and more than 50 houses burnt "after hoodlums suspected to have carrie......

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