Over 30 bodies recovered after police repel bandit attack in NW Nigeria
ABUJA | Xinhua | More than 30 bodies believed to be those of suspected bandits were recovered several days after Nigerian security forces repelled an attack in Bukkuyum town in the country’s northwestern Zamfara State, police said Sunday. Yazid Abubakar, spokesperson for the Zamfara State police, told Xinhua by telephone that suspected bandits attempting …
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[Claude] Report 2 covers the same Bukkuyum repelled attack and 30+ bodies in Zamfara, while Report 3 is a separate Kebbi State incident in Ribah that only shares the 'police repel bandits' wording.
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