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Ten feared dead in clash between Nigerians, Chadians

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    At least 10 people are feared dead and 30 have been hospitalised following clashes between residents of Kirikasama town in Nigeria's Jigawa State and "bandits" from Chad and Niger, the `Post Express' of Nigeria reported on Wednesday.

    The newspaper said most of the displaced had fled to the town of Hadejia. The secretary for the Kirikasama local council, Alhaji Haruna Musa, told reporters that, up to Saturday, the number of casualties and the reason for the violence were unclear.

    During the clashes, which erupted on Thursday night and lasted through Saturday, four villages were burnt in Kirikasama.

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