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Bandits in Nigeria ambush and kill 21 government-backed fighters | Conflict News

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Convoy of pro-government fighters was returning from a funeral when they came under fire from bandits in Katsina State.

At least 21 government-backed fighters have been killed in an ambush by bandits in Nigeria’s northwest Katsina State, according to authorities.

Katsina police spokesman Abubakar Sadiq Aliyu told the AFP news agency on Saturday that a convoy of pro-government fighters was returning from paying condolences to the family of a dead colleague when it came under fire from bandits in the village of Baure, in the Safana district.

“Sadly, 21 persons were fatally shot as a…



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