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Bandits kill 30 people in western Nigeria

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A team of security officers has been dispatched to the affected area to safeguard lives and property from further destruction. PHOTO | FILE | NMG 

By  Mohammed Momoh

Contributor based in Abuja, Nigeria

Nation Media Group

Abuja,

A bandit attack on Kachiwe community in Niger State, western Nigeria, left 30 people dead on Thursday morning, authorities confirmed. 

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