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Nigeria: Lawmaker, Eight Others Killed By Insurgents
Guardian, 28 March 2015
A member of Gombe State House of Assembly, Alhaji Umar Aminu (APC), and eight others are feared killed by insurgents on Saturday. Read more »
"In Gombe, suspected Boko Haram gunmen opened fire on voters at polling stations killing at least seven people", while similar attacks have been reported in isolated parts of the country.
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Nigerian militant group Boko Haram.
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