Kano, Nigeria, April 9, 2026 (AFP) - Nigeria village attack death toll rises to 50: humanitarian sources

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2026-04-09

Armed men killed 50 people in a village in Niger state in northwestern Nigeria earlier this week, humanitarian sources said Thursday, in a much higher toll than previously reported. The attackers struck the village of Erena in the Shiroro local government area on Tuesday, in a wider region battling a surge in insecurity. A humanitarian report seen by AFP Thursday said "a total of 50 dead corpses" had been recovered. Like other states in northern......

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