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Fintiri says 29 killed in Adamawa football pitch attack

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Fintiri says 29 killed in Adamawa football pitch attack
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Gunmen have killed at least 29 people in northeast Nigeria, a state governor said Monday, with locals saying the attackers targeted young people gathered at a football pitch, the latest bout of deadly unrest in Africa’s most populous nation.



The attack on Sunday occurred in Adamawa state, which border Cameroon, and is a hotspot for violence by jihadists and local criminal gangs. Communal violence over conflict for land is also rife in the state.



The latest attack comes as Nigeri

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