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Gunmen kill dozens in attack on Nigerian mining community

A broken plastic chair lays on the floor at the burnt COCIN Church building in Mangu on 2 February, 2024, following weeks of intercommunal violence and unrest in the Plateau State, Nigeria. (File photo) © AFP - Kola Sulaimon

Gunmen on motorbikes stormed a mining community in central Nigeria, killing up to 40 people and torching homes, residents said, in the latest violence to hit a region troubled by resource disputes and intercommunal strife.

The attack late on Monday on Wase district in Plateau state was the latest violence in an area which has long been a flashpoint for disputes over resources and for outbreaks of intercommunal clashes.

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