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

##### Nigerian bandit conflict
# The death toll from the massacre by unknown gunmen four days ago in Taraba State, Nigeria, increases to 48 people. 

Unidentified gunmen on motorcycles swooped on a remote village on Friday, looting shops and setting houses ablaze.


### Sources:

1. [BBC News](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq1kdlm1ze7do?at_campaign=rss&at_medium=RSS) [Image](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_news/1200/cpsprodpb/db2e/live/b3593830-d017-11f1-b0c1-71a61e4adacb.jpg)

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