Armed Men Kill 20 and Abduct Others in Northwestern Nigeria Villages

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria, April 8 (Reuters) – ⁠Armed ⁠men in Nigeria ⁠killed at least 20 people, including ​security guards, and abducted an unknown number ‌after attacking villages in ‌northwestern Niger state, police and ⁠residents ⁠said late on Tuesday, the latest violence plaguing ​the north of the country.

(Reporting by Ahmed Kingimi in Maiduguri and Hamza Ibrahim in ​Kano; writing by MacDonald Dzirutwe; ​Editing by Christian Schmollinger)

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