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Urgent: Over 100 people killed in bandit attacks in central Nigeria: official

Urgent: Over 100 people killed in bandit attacks in central Nigeria: official

Xinhua
04 Feb 2026, 19:15 GMT+

ABUJA, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) -- More than 100 people were killed in bandit attacks on two villages in Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State in central Nigeria on Tuesday evening, an official with the Nigerian Red Cross Society told Xinhua on Wednesday.

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