On 8 March 2022, bandit gangs carried out two mass shootings in Kebbi State,

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Nigeria, killing over 80 people.

Background

The Nigerian bandit conflict began in 2011. It takes place in northwest Nigeria, between armed gangs and the government, who after a decade designated the gangs

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gangs often carry out attacks against the government and civilians, including mass shootings and mass

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. The gangs' most deadly attack was the 2022 Zamfara massacres. Their attacks in Kebbi State have included a massacre and a mass kidnapping, both in June 2021, as well as a massacre in January 2022.

Shootings

On 8 March 2022 in Sabaka, bandits ambushed and killed at least 62 members of volunteer vigilante group Yan Sa Kai in Kebbi. At around 4:30pm on the same day, a horde of bandits entered a

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settlement near Kanya,

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. They left their motorcycles behind and surrounded Kanya. The attackers entered Kanya and ambushed the deputy governor's convoy, killing thirteen

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and a vigilante. Eight other people were wounded.

Reaction

The killings were condemned by president Muhammadu Buhari.

References

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