Gunmen on motorcycles shot dead at least 15 civilians early on Monday and injured scores of others in Sokoto state, northwest Nigeria, local media reported. The state governor, Aminu Tambuwal, who confirmed the attacks in a statement, said 13 of the victims were killed in the town of Illela on …
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Gunmen on motorbikes have attacked a local weekly open-air market in Goronyo, in the north-western Nigerian state of Sokoto, killing dozens of civilians and burning down shops and other buildings, local media report. More than 40 people had been shot dead during the attack, eyewitnesses said. Authorities In Sokoto State …
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