### [2026-10-27](/feed/2026/10/27/index.md)

##### Nigerian bandit conflict
# The casualty toll from the massacre by unknown gunmen four days ago in Taraba State, Nigeria, increases to 62 people killed and 52 more wounded. 




### Sources:

1. [AP](https://apnews.com/article/nigeria-gunmen-attack-ecc5e9432b73275371b8490c775320dc)

### Changes:

1. The death toll from the massacre by unknown gunmen four days ago in Taraba State, Nigeria, increases to 48 people.  _2026-10-27 16:18:15 (First version)_
2. The toll from the massacre by unknown gunmen four days ago in Taraba State, Nigeria, increases to 62 people killed and 52 more wounded.  _2026-10-27 18:18:18 (Update)_
2. The casualty toll from the massacre by unknown gunmen four days ago in Taraba State, Nigeria, increases to 62 people killed and 52 more wounded.  _(Current version)_

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