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Gunmen kill 30 in Nigeria

As many as 30 residents of Kware village of Shinkafi district in Nigeria killed after gunmen open fire at them. The gunmen also set the village on fire.

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Published : Mar 6, 2019, 7:36 AM IST

Abuja: At least 30 people have been killed after unidentified gunmen opened fire on the people at a village in Nigeria, the police said.

Mohammed Shehu, a police spokesman said the incident took place on Tuesday in the Kware village of Shinkafi district.

The gunmen also burned the villagers' homes, Xinhua news agency reported.

According to local residents, hundreds of motorcycle-borne gunmen had stormed the village.

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They, however, claimed that at least 35 people were killed in the attack following which many villagers fled for safety.

Zamfara and Kaduna in Nigeria's northwest region, have witnessed a series of onslaughts by the gunmen in recent months.

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