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At least 160 people were killed and over 300 injured when bandits attacked and set fire to several villages in central Nigeria. “The victims were killed in attacks carried out by the armed groups in several villages,” according to reports. “113 bodies have been recovered and in addition to those …

A truck overloaded with food items and more than 200 people crashed, killing 25 passengers and injuring dozens of others in north-central Nigeria’s Niger state, according to reports. “The truck was on its way to Nigeria’s economic hub of Lagos when it crashed in Takalafia village in Niger’s Magama district,” …