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Northwest Nigeria state imposes lockdown over bandit attacks
KANO: The northwest Nigerian state of Zamfara has imposed a local lockdown and closed some markets and highways amid restrictions to contain renewed attacks by bandit militias after the breakdown of a peace deal, officials said.Northwest and central states are struggling to halt violence from criminal gangs who raid villages, loot and kidnap for ransom, forcing tens of thousands to flee their homes and farms in recent years.Zamfara's decision underscored the complex security challenges facing Africa's most populous state as the country prepares for February elections to chose a successor to President Muhammadu Buhari.Zamfara, one of the worst hit by the bandit violence, had enjoyed a lull in

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