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At least 160 dead and 300 wounded after attacks by armed gangs in Nigeria
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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/dec/25/attacks-by-military-gangs-in-nigeria
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The toll marked a sharp rise from the initial figure reported by the army on Sunday evening of just 16 dead in a region plagued for several years by religious and ethnic tensions.
The attacks started in the Bokkos area and spilled into neighbouring Barkin Ladi where 30 people were found dead, according to local chairman Danjuma Dakil.
North-west and central Nigeria have been long terrorised by bandit militias operating from bases deep in forests and raiding villages to loot and kidnap residents for ransom.
Competition for natural resources between nomadic herders and farmers, intensified by rapid population growth and climate pressures, has also exacerbated social tensions and sparked violence.
A jihadist conflict has raged in north-eastern Nigeria since 2009, killing tens of thousands of people and displacing around 2 million, as Boko Haram battles for supremacy with rivals linked to the Islamic State group.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, a former Lagos governor elected in February in a highly contested ballot, has promised to attract more investment to Africa’s largest economy and most populous country to tackle its persistent security challenges.
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