Gunmen Kill 47 in Latest Attacks in Nigeria’s Troubled North

Gunmen Kill 47 in Latest Attacks in Nigeria’s Troubled North
A flag of the Nigeria Police Force flies next to the Nigerian national flag at the Louis Edet House, headquarters of the police in Abuja, Nigeria, on Dec. 5, 2017. Afolabi Sotunde/Reuters
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LAGOS, Nigeria—Nigerian security forces are searching for armed gangs who killed 47 people in attacks in recent days in rural areas of the country’s northwest, the latest killings in the troubled region.

The attacks took place in the northwest Kaduna state which neighbors Nigeria’s capital city, Abuja, Kaduna commissioner for security Samuel Aruwan confirmed.