Wire2026 05 03Vigilantes In Nigeria Kill Herders Amid Jihadist Tensions Kidnapping Gangs
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Vigilantes in Nigeria kill herders amid jihadist tensions, kidnapping gangs

A state-backed Nigerian militia, operating alongside the military, killed scores of ethnic Fulani herders in a raid, local sources have told journalists. The herders were killed in an operation that also involved vigilantes from Benin, just across the border from Niger State, aft

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