17 killed, houses burnt in northern Nigeria bandit attacks

A member of the security forces in an armoured personnel carrier as it drives through a section of Plateau State in Nigeria. Bandits have killed at least 17 people and burnt 85 buildings in recent attacks in Bassa and Riyom, Plateau State in north central Nigeria. PHOTO | AFP

By  Nation. Africa

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