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Nigeria: Eight Farmers Killed, Five Injured in Fresh Sokoto Attack After Security Forces' Raids

Published by AllAfrica 31 August 2026 at 12:38
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Nigeria: Eight Farmers Killed, Five Injured in Fresh Sokoto Attack After Security Forces' Raids
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[Vanguard] SOKOTO: Armed bandits have launched a deadly reprisal attack on farmers in Gandi community, Rabah Local Government Area of Sokoto State, killing no fewer than eight people and leaving five others with gunshot wounds.

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