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16 villagers killed in north-west Nigeria
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
Abuja [Nigeria], March 22 (ANI/Xinhua): At least 16 villagers were killed following an attack by suspected bandits in Nigeria's northwestern state of Zamfara, police confirmed on Monday.
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24 abductees rescued in northwest Nigeria
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
Lagos [Nigeria], February 20 (ANI/Xinhua): Nigerian police in the northwest state of Zamfara have rescued 24 people abducted by bandits, a spokesperson said Saturday.
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Rescued 187 captives in country's northwestern Zamfara state, say Nigerian
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Zamfara [Nigeria], October 8 (ANI/Sputnik): Nigerian police have rescued 187 people that were held by bandits in the Tsibiri forest in the northwestern state of Zamfara, media reported.
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Nigerian police rescue 5 abducted students in NW state
Updated : 8 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Lagos [Nigeria], September 9 (ANI/Xinhua): Nigerian police said Thursday that they have rescued five of the 73 abducted students of a school in the country's northwestern state of Zamfara.
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Gunmen kidnap 73 students in northwest Nigeria
Updated : 8 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Lagos [Nigeria], September 2 (ANI/Xinhua): Nigerian police said on Wednesday 73 students were kidnapped by unidentified gunmen from their school in the country's northwestern state of Zamfara.
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All kidnapped Nigerian students released
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Abuja [Nigeria], March 2 (ANI/Xinhua): All Nigerian students kidnapped from their boarding school on Friday in the north-western state of Zamfara have been released, a local official said on Tuesday.
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5 killed, 18 abducted in mosque attack in Nigeria
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Abuja [Nigeria], November 23 (ANI/Xinhua): Nigerian police on Sunday confirmed that five worshippers were killed and 18 others abducted when gunmen attacked a congregational mosque in the country's northwestern state of Zamfara.
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