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Bandits reportedly kill dozens of people

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    Heavily armed bandits suspected to have come from neighbouring Chad and Niger attacked four communities in the northern Nigerian state of Taraba over the weekend, killing dozens of people, a news source told IRIN.

    The source quoted Taraba Governor Jolly Nyame as telling reporters that the “government will not fold its arms to allow such incidents to continue”.
    Armed men, reportedly guerrillas and former rebels from Chad and Niger, have been ambushing motorists along highways in northern Nigeria for money and attacking villages, stealing mainly cattle and food.
    In the weekend attacks, the robbers raided the districts of Kareem-Lamido, Ardo-Kola, Gassol and Bali.

    This article was produced by IRIN News while it was part of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Please send queries on copyright or liability to the UN. For more information: https://shop.un.org/rights-permissions

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