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December 27, 2023

160 Killed in Attacks in Rural Nigerian State of Plateau
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In Nigeria, armed groups have killed at least 160 people in a series of
attacks on villages in the central Nigerian state of Plateau. Amnesty
International criticized the federal government of Nigeria for failing
to do more to protect rural communities in the region which have come
under numerous deadly attacks.


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