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Nigeria gunmen kill 25 in raids on northwest villages

A house is left burned following an attack by gunmen in Bokkos, Nigeria, on Dec 26, 2023. [AP Photo]

Gunmen from criminal gangs killed 25 people when they raided four villages in northwestern Nigeria in reprisals over military offensives on their hideouts, a local security official said Friday.

The attacks on Thursday took place in Katsina State, one of the regions in northwest Nigeria hit by armed gangs known locally as bandits who carry out mass kidnappings for ransom and looting raids on villages.

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