Thursday, March 13, 2014

Gunmen kill 69 in northwest Nigeria attacks: lawmaker



Kano (Nigeria) (AFP) - Gunmen in northwest Nigeria's Katsina state killed 69 people in attacks on four villages, a local lawmaker told AFP Thursday, amid rising communal tension in the region.

"So far, 69 bodies have been recovered from the attacks carried out by a large group of gunmen riding on motorcycles," said Katsina lawmaker Abbas Abdullahi Michika of the violence which first broke out late Tuesday.

Source: Yahoo 

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