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Armed robbers kill 20 in northern Nigeria: official

GOOGLE MAPS A map of Zamfara state, Nigeria.

What you need to know:

  • A gang of robbers killed 23 people in the nearby villages of Dan-Gulbi and Guru in June, in a raid where some of the victims' throats were slit
  • The June slaughter was reportedly carried out by gunmen seeking revenge against a community militia
  • Northern Nigeria has also been hit by waves of attacks by radical Islamist group Boko Haram, but the worst violence has been concentrated in the northeast and central north, not northwestern states like Zamfara

KANO, Nigeria

Armed robbers shot dead 20 people on Tuesday in northern Nigeria's Zamfara state, an area plagued by violent clashes between vigilante and criminal groups, an official said.

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