Gunmen kill at least 43 in northern Nigeria - state governor


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  • Tuesday, 19 Oct 2021

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) -Gunmen killed at least 43 people in an attack in northern Nigeria's Sokoto state, the governor's office said on Monday.

The assault began at a weekly market in Goronyo on Sunday and continued into Monday morning, Sokoto Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal said in a statement.

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