The gunmen entered their community using the nearby Zamfara forests, according to initial reports. A school teacher and a local guard were also killed during the raid, which occurred despite the presence of military checkpoints in the area.

Community leaders said there was prior intelligence about the impending attack and that the Kebbi State Governor was duly notified to mobilize the security forces. Police

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The Acting Governor of Nigeria's northern Katsina state, Farouk Lawal Jobe, has urged the country's federal government to take "urgent measures" to protect residents of the state from frequent attacks by gunmen. This comes after an early morning raid killed dozens of worshippers at a mosque. The attack, according to reports, was in retaliation for the villagers killing the gunmen's accomplices the

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More than 130 students abducted by gunmen from a school in Nigeria earlier this month have been freed unharmed, just days before a ransom deadline, officials say. The kidnapping, which took place on March 7th in Kuriga, Kaduna state, was one of the worst school attacks in recent years and sparked national outrage over security concerns.

"We are relieved to announce the safe return of the abducted Kuriga schoolchildren," said Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani in a statement, without

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