Armed men kill at least 18 people in Nigeria's Zamfara state, where authorities have imposed a telecoms blackout as part of operation against kidnappers, residents say
Zamfara is among states worst hit by kidnappings and is under a telecoms blockade since early September.
Two residents said on Wednesday the attack on Kuryan Madaro village in Zamfara happened around 9 pm on Tuesday when dozens of bandits rode into the village on motor-bikes. Abubakar Abdullahi Alhassan, a lecturer at Kebbi State Polytechnic who has relatives in Zamfara, confirmed the attack. Zamfara state police spokesman Muhammed Shehu could not be reached for comment after repeated calls to his mobile phone.
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