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Rachel Hagan

Jihadists execute 26 women for being 'witches' after claiming children suddenly died

Boko Haram militants have slaughtered a group of women in Nigeria they deemed "witches".

Last week, around 40 women were held in a village near Gwoza town in Borno State on the orders of jihadist commander Ali Guyile whose children suddenly died overnight.

Relatives, residents and a woman who escaped told AFP that the commander had accused the women of causing the children's deaths through witchcraft.

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