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At least 160 dead and 300 wounded after attacks by armed gangs in Nigeria

At least 160 dead and 300 wounded after attacks by armed gangs in Nigeria

‘Bandits’ started attacks in Bokkos area and spilled into neighbouring Barkin Ladi, according to local chairman

Armed groups have killed at least 160 people in central Nigeria in a series of attacks on villages, local government officials said on Monday.

The toll marked a sharp rise from the initial figure reported by the army on Sunday evening of just 16 dead in a region plagued for several years by religious and ethnic tensions.

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