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Nigeria’s Niger state is among the northern states battered by a years-long insurgency [FILE: Nov 23, 2025]Image: Ifeanyi Immanuel Bakwenye\/AFP<\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Armed men killed at least 20 people in Nigeria’s<\/a> northwestern Niger state, residents and humanitarian reports said, with several more abducted.<\/p>\n

The attack occurred in Niger’s Shiroro district about 250 kilometers (155 miles) or a four-hour drive from the capital, Abuja. Kidnapping gangs and Islamist militants are active<\/a> in the area.<\/p>\n

What do we know about the Shiroro attack?<\/h2>\n

Gunmen invaded the villages of Bagna and Erena on Tuesday, Niger state police spokesperson Wasiu Abiodun said.<\/p>\n

Abiodun put the death toll at three: two community guards and a driver. But several local sources, including residents, a health facility and a community organizing group, reported to the media the far higher death toll of 20.<\/p>\n

Apart from the kidnappings, the attackers also destroyed homes, causing many to flee to neighboring villages. Residents said the attckers\u00a0operated for several hours, overwhelming security forces.<\/p>\n

“They came on motorbikes and began shooting. It was a surprise attack, because it was in the early hours of the morning,” the Associated Press news agency quoted Jibrin Isah, who lives in Erena, as saying.<\/p>\n

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Nigeria: Help for former terrorists<\/h2>\n

At least 40 killed in militant attacks since Sunday, locals say<\/span><\/h2>\n

Africa’s most populous country has for years battled an insurgency<\/a> in its Muslim-majority north.<\/span><\/p>\n

Local clergy told the French AFP news agency on Wednesday that over 40 people were killed across several remote villages in northwest Nigeria this week alone, starting late on Sunday.<\/p>\n

At least nine villages in Kebbi and Niger states were affected.<\/p>\n

No group has\u00a0claimed responsibility for the attacks, but residents and police blamed Mahmuda, a local jihadist group who broke away from Boko Haram<\/a> and have since allied with Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQMI).<\/p>\n

Local clergies told AFP the group attacked its victims “indiscriminately.”<\/p>\n

“They killed everybody in sight, they killed Christians, Muslims and traditional worshippers,” a Christian leader told AFP.<\/p>\n

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Nigeria’s search for the missing<\/h2>\n

Edited by: Kieran Burke<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n

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Armed men killed at least 20 people in Nigeria’s<\/a> northwestern Niger state, residents and humanitarian reports said, with several more abducted.<\/p>\n

The attack occurred in Niger’s Shiroro district about 250 kilometers (155 miles) or a four-hour drive from the capital, Abuja. Kidnapping gangs and Islamist militants are active<\/a> in the area.<\/p>\n

What do we know about the Shiroro attack?<\/h2>\n

Gunmen invaded the villages of Bagna and Erena on Tuesday, Niger state police spokesperson Wasiu Abiodun said.<\/p>\n

Abiodun put the death toll at three: two community guards and a driver. But several local sources, including residents, a health facility and a community organizing group, reported to the media the far higher death toll of 20.<\/p>\n

Apart from the kidnappings, the attackers also destroyed homes, causing many to flee to neighboring villages. Residents said the attckers\u00a0operated for several hours, overwhelming security forces.<\/p>\n

“They came on motorbikes and began shooting. It was a surprise attack, because it was in the early hours of the morning,” the Associated Press news agency quoted Jibrin Isah, who lives in Erena, as saying.<\/p>\n

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Nigeria: Help for former terrorists<\/h2>\n

At least 40 killed in militant attacks since Sunday, locals say<\/span><\/h2>\n

Africa’s most populous country has for years battled an insurgency<\/a> in its Muslim-majority north.<\/span><\/p>\n

Local clergy told the French AFP news agency on Wednesday that over 40 people were killed across several remote villages in northwest Nigeria this week alone, starting late on Sunday.<\/p>\n

At least nine villages in Kebbi and Niger states were affected.<\/p>\n

No group has\u00a0claimed responsibility for the attacks, but residents and police blamed Mahmuda, a local jihadist group who broke away from Boko Haram<\/a> and have since allied with Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQMI).<\/p>\n

Local clergies told AFP the group attacked its victims “indiscriminately.”<\/p>\n

“They killed everybody in sight, they killed Christians, Muslims and traditional worshippers,” a Christian leader told AFP.<\/p>\n

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Nigeria’s search for the missing<\/h2>\n

Edited by: Kieran Burke<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Armed men killed at least 20 people in Nigeria’s<\/a> northwestern Niger state, residents and humanitarian reports said, with several more abducted.<\/p>\n

The attack occurred in Niger’s Shiroro district about 250 kilometers (155 miles) or a four-hour drive from the capital, Abuja. Kidnapping gangs and Islamist militants are active<\/a> in the area.<\/p>\n

Gunmen invaded the villages of Bagna and Erena on Tuesday, Niger state police spokesperson Wasiu Abiodun said.<\/p>\n

Abiodun put the death toll at three: two community guards and a driver. But several local sources, including residents, a health facility and a community organizing group, reported to the media the far higher death toll of 20.<\/p>\n

Apart from the kidnappings, the attackers also destroyed homes, causing many to flee to neighboring villages. Residents said the attckers\u00a0operated for several hours, overwhelming security forces.<\/p>\n

“They came on motorbikes and began shooting. It was a surprise attack, because it was in the early hours of the morning,” the Associated Press news agency quoted Jibrin Isah, who lives in Erena, as saying.<\/p>\n

To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video<\/a><\/p>\n

Africa’s most populous country has for years battled an insurgency<\/a> in its Muslim-majority north.<\/span><\/p>\n

Local clergy told the French AFP news agency on Wednesday that over 40 people were killed across several remote villages in northwest Nigeria this week alone, starting late on Sunday.<\/p>\n

At least nine villages in Kebbi and Niger states were affected.<\/p>\n

No group has\u00a0claimed responsibility for the attacks, but residents and police blamed Mahmuda, a local jihadist group who broke away from Boko Haram<\/a> and have since allied with Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQMI).<\/p>\n

Local clergies told AFP the group attacked its victims “indiscriminately.”<\/p>\n

“They killed everybody in sight, they killed Christians, Muslims and traditional worshippers,” a Christian leader told AFP.<\/p>\n

To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video<\/a><\/p>\n

Edited by: Kieran Burke<\/em><\/p>\n

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