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  <date>2026-03-16</date>
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    <name>Chikun</name>
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    <name>Kaduna State</name>
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    <name>Nigerian bandit conflict</name>
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  <keywords_list>Chikun</keywords_list>
  <keywords_list>Kaduna State</keywords_list>
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    <date>2025-06-25</date>
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    <keywords>Kaduna State</keywords>
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    <slug>/feed/2025/06/25/at-least-17-soldiers-are-killed-when-groups-of-bandits-attack-three-army-bases-in-kaduna-and-niger-states-in-nigeria-th</slug>
    <text>At least 17 soldiers are killed when groups of bandits attack three Army bases in Kaduna and Niger States in Nigeria. The Army and Air Force reports they have launched counteroffensives against the bandit gangs. </text>
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      <date>2024-03-24</date>
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      <slug>/feed/2024/03/24/the-pupils-kidnapped-on-7-march-from-schools-in-kuriga-chikun-kaduna-state-are-freed</slug>
      <text>The pupils kidnapped on 7 March from schools in Kuriga, Chikun, Kaduna State, are freed. </text>
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    <date>2024-03-24</date>
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    <keywords>Chikun</keywords>
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    <text>The pupils kidnapped on March 7 from schools in Kuriga, Chikun, Kaduna State, are freed. </text>
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      <date>2024-03-18</date>
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      <slug>/feed/2024/03/18/around-80-people-are-kidnapped-by-unknown-bandits-near-kajuru-station-in-kaduna-state-nigeria</slug>
      <text>Around 80 people are kidnapped by unknown bandits near Kajuru Station in Kaduna State, Nigeria. </text>
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    <date>2024-03-18</date>
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    <keywords>Kaduna State</keywords>
    <keywords>Nigerian bandit conflict</keywords>
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    <text>Around 80 people are kidnapped by unknown bandits near Kajuru Station, Kaduna State, Nigeria. </text>
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  <related>
    <date>2024-03-7</date>
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    <index>7</index>
    <keywords>Kaduna State</keywords>
    <keywords>Nigerian bandit conflict</keywords>
    <score>2</score>
    <slug>/feed/2024/03/7/gunmen-kidnap-at-least-287-school-children-in-kaduna-state-nigeria</slug>
    <text>Gunmen kidnap at least 287 school children in Kaduna State, Nigeria. </text>
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    <changes>
      <date>2023-09-1</date>
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      <slug>/feed/2023/09/1/gunmen-kill-nine-people-including-seven-in-a-mosque-in-ikara-local-government-area-in-nigeria-s-kaduna-state</slug>
      <text>Gunmen kill nine people including seven in a mosque in Ikara Local Government Area in Nigeria's Kaduna State. </text>
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      <date>2023-09-1</date>
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      <slug>/feed/2023/09/1/gunmen-kill-nine-people-including-seven-in-a-mosque-in-ikara-local-government-area-in-the-kaduna-state-of-nigeria</slug>
      <text>Gunmen kill nine people including seven in a mosque in Ikara, Local Government Area in the Kaduna State of Nigeria. </text>
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    <date>2023-09-1</date>
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    <keywords>Kaduna State</keywords>
    <keywords>Nigerian bandit conflict</keywords>
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    <text>Gunmen kill nine people including seven in a mosque in Ikara Local Government Area in Nigeria's Kaduna State as worshippers gathered for prayer. Two other injured people were taken to hospital for treatment. </text>
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    <changes>
      <date>2023-04-16</date>
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      <slug>/feed/2023/04/16/at-least-33-people-are-killed-as-armed-bandits-storm-a-village-in-runji-kaduna</slug>
      <text>At least 33 people are killed as armed bandits storm a village in Runji, Kaduna. </text>
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    <date>2023-04-16</date>
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    <keywords>Nigerian bandit conflict</keywords>
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    <slug>/feed/2023/04/16/at-least-33-people-are-killed-when-armed-bandits-storm-a-village-in-runji-kaduna</slug>
    <text>At least 33 people are killed when armed bandits storm a village in Runji, Kaduna. </text>
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    <changes>
      <date>2022-12-20</date>
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      <slug>/feed/2022/12/20/at-least-38-people-are-killed-and-several-houses-torched-during-two-attacks-at-two-villages-in-kagoro-kaduna-state-nig</slug>
      <text>At least 38 people are killed and several houses torched during two attacks at two villages in Kagoro, Kaduna State, Nigeria. </text>
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    <date>2022-12-20</date>
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    <slug>/feed/2022/12/20/at-least-38-people-are-killed-and-several-houses-are-torched-during-two-attacks-at-two-villages-in-kagoro-kaduna-state</slug>
    <text>At least 38 people are killed and several houses are torched during two attacks at two villages in Kagoro, Kaduna State, Nigeria. </text>
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    <changes>
      <date>2022-04-5</date>
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      <slug>/feed/2022/04/5/at-least-15-people-have-been-killed-and-more-than-a-dozen-injured-in-an-attack-at-a-nigerian-military-base</slug>
      <text>At least 15 people have been killed and more than a dozen injured in an attack at a Nigerian military base. </text>
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    <date>2022-04-5</date>
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    <slug>/feed/2022/04/5/at-least-15-people-are-killed-and-more-than-a-dozen-others-are-injured-in-an-attack-at-a-military-base-in-birnin-gwari</slug>
    <text>At least 15 people are killed and more than a dozen others are injured in an attack at a military base in Birnin Gwari, Kaduna State, Nigeria. </text>
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      <date>2021-07-25</date>
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      <slug>/feed/2021/07/25/nigerian-authorities-confirm-that-bandits-who-kidnapped-dozens-of-children-from-a-school-in-chikun-kaduna-state-have-r</slug>
      <text>Nigerian authorities confirm that bandits who kidnapped dozens of children from a school in Chikun, Kaduna State, have released 28 of them and that 81 others remain in captivity. This was the tenth mass kidnapping incident since December 2020. </text>
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      <date>2021-07-25</date>
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      <text>Nigerian authorities confirm that bandits who kidnapped dozens of children from a school in Kaduna State have released 28 of them and that 81 others remain in captivity. Kaduna's kidnapping was the tenth incident of mass kidnappings since December 2020. </text>
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    <text>Nigerian authorities confirm that the bandits who kidnapped dozens of children from a school in Chikun, Kaduna State, have released 28 of them and that 81 others remain in captivity. This was the tenth mass kidnapping incident since December 2020. </text>
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    <changes>
      <date>2021-07-5</date>
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      <slug>/feed/2021/07/5/bandits-abduct-around-150-students-a-parent-and-the-administrator-of-a-boarding-school-in-kaduna-state-the-army-rescue</slug>
      <text>Bandits abduct around 150 students, a parent and the administrator of a boarding school in Kaduna State. The army rescue at least 26, including a female student. </text>
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    <text>Bandits abduct around 150 students, a parent and the administrator of a boarding school in Chikun, Kaduna State, Nigeria. The army has rescued at least 26 people. </text>
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  <text>One person is killed and seven others are abducted, including children, in an attack on a community in Chikun, Kaduna State, Nigeria. </text>
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