Two separate armed attacks occurred in Nigeria's two states last weekend, resulting in more than 20 deaths, including civilians and military personnel. According to several local residents, armed bandits attacked a convoy in the Bukuyum region of northwestern Zamfara state on October 11, killing 13 people. The convoy, made up of vendors and military personnel, was on its way to a bazaar. The dead included 4 vendors, 8 soldiers and 1 police officer, and 11 others, including 3 soldiers, were injured. Another attack occurred from the evening of the 10th to the early morning of the 11th. Two aid workers said that armed men attacked a village in the Borgou region of central Niger state, killing 11 people, including 4 security guards guarding the village. The attackers are suspected to be members of an extremist group.

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