KANO (HRNW) – Gunmen from gangs of cattle thieves and kidnappers have opened fire on a market in northwest Nigeria, killing at least 19 people, officials and local residents said Sunday.
Northwest and central Nigeria are plagued by criminal gangs of cattle thieves and kidnappers for ransom called bandits, who raid villages, killing and abducting residents as well as looting and burning homes.
The gangs have been targeting schools where they abduct students.
Officials and local residents said the gunmen Friday raided a market in Unguwan Lalle village in Sabon Birni district of Sokoto state, near the border with Niger.
“They attacked the market in the afternoon, killing 19 people,” said Aminu Al-Mustapha Gobir, a local lawmaker representing the district in the Sokoto parliament.
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