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10 killed in gunmen attack in northern Nigeria

By ANI | Updated: March 2, 2021 07:55 IST

At least ten people were killed by unidentified gunmen in Nigeria's northern state of Kaduna, a government official said Monday.

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At least ten people were killed by unidentified gunmen in Nigeria's northern state of Kaduna, a government official said Monday.

Samuel Aruwan, the commissioner for the internal security and home affairs of the state, who confirmed the fresh attack in a statement, said the gunmen attacked areas of Zangon Kataf and Chikun in Kaduna.

Aruwan said ten houses, two motorcycles and 50 bags of ginger were set ablaze during the attack.

Some survivors of the attack were sent to a hospital, the official said. (/Xinhua)

( With inputs from ANI )

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