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Nigerian military kills more than 100 'bandits' in northwest raid

Soldiers from the Nigerian Armed Forces patrol and secure the streets in Lagos Island, Lagos, on Feb 27, 2023. (PHOTO / AFP) 

The Nigerian military killed more than 100 members of a criminal gang in an air and ground raid over the weekend, according to a conflict monitoring report produced for the United Nations and seen by AFP on Monday.

Armed groups called "bandits" by locals have for years been terrorising communities in northwest and central Nigeria, raiding villages, kidnapping residents for ransom and burning homes after looting them.

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