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Herdsmen Strike Again In Plateau State, Kill 20

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At least 20 people were killed and 30 houses razed in a fresh attack by gunmen who stormed a local community in Plateau State, residents said on Thursday.

Scores of people were also injured in the attack on Tuesday, said locals in Kadunung community, alleging that the attackers came from a nearby Barkin Ladi district of the state.

Plateau State police spokesperson Abu Emmanuel confirmed the incident to Xinhua, but declined to give actual figure of casualties.

Investigators have launched a probe into the attack, the police spokesperson said, adding the details would be made available to the public at due time.

“We received a report that unknown gunmen invaded Kadunung village around 1:00 pm (1200 GMT) and in the process about five people were killed and several houses burnt,” state police spokesman Emmanuel Abuh said.

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Boko Haram Kills At Least 20 In Borno, Survivors Share Ordeal

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Suspected Boko Haram militants, on Thursday, killed at least 20 people in an attack on a remote village near Askira Uba, Borno State. Survivors said the insurgents stormed Dile village at 2 a.m. in several vehicles, burning houses and killing anybody in sight.

Ibrahim Usman, a resident who fled to Mubi, said 20 persons were feared killed in the village and many others sustained injuries during the attack. “Dozens of Boko Haram fighters attacked our village at about 2 a.m. and killed 20 people,” Mr. Usman said. “Many of us fled to the bush to avoid being killed. Everybody was running for his life. We don’t know the whereabouts of our family members.”

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