Maiduguri, Nigeria, Oct 25, 2026 (AFP) - Toll in Nigeria 'bandit' attack jumps to 50 dead: survivors

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2026-10-25

The death toll from an attack by armed gunmen in a rural Nigerian town has risen to 50, survivors told AFP on Sunday, after more bodies were discovered. Gunmen from a suspected "bandit" gang on motorcycles swarmed Binnari, in northeastern Taraba state, on Friday, killing dozens and looting stores. Northeastern Nigeria has a long-running jihadist insurgency, though Taraba, located toward the centre of the country, also faces bandit gangs, driven b......

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