Nigeria gov't promises action against bandits after Zamfara killings

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President Muhammadu Buhari has sent a delegation to northwestern Nigeria after bandits raided villages, shooting people and burning homes.
A search is under way for more bodies in Zamfara state after the gangs’ attacks which followed government air raids on their hideaways.
An estimated 200 people have been killed and 10,000 displaced in the recent violence.
Northwestern Nigeria has seen a sharp rise in violent crimes as the government struggles to maintain law and order.

Al Jazeera’s Al Jazeera’s Ahmed Idris reports from Zamfara state, northwestern Nigeria.

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Nigeria
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Africa, Boko Haram, Muhammadu Buhari, nigeria
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