### [2026-05-17](/feed/2026/05/17/index.md)

##### Nigerian bandit conflict
# Ten people are killed, including children and a pregnant woman, in an attack by bandits on a rural community in Katsina State, Nigeria. 




### Sources:

1. [Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/gunmen-kill-10-attack-farming-settlements-nigerias-northwest-residents-say-2026-05-18/)

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