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Attackers ambush police in Nigeria's Zamfara, killing at least eight, officials say

Straits Times3 November 2026, 10:47 UTCNigeria

MAIDUGURI, Nov 3 - Attackers killed at least eight security personnel in an ambush on a police convoy in Nigeria’s northwestern Zamfara state on Tuesday, local vigilante officials told Reuters, in a region where kidnappings and attacks are common.

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