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• 07 Mar, 2026

At least 45 "bandits" were killed in a clash with Nigerian troops in the Danmusa area of Katsina state in northern Nigeria, according to a statement from the Katsina State Government on ⁠Saturday. The violence followed an attack by armed gangs of men from neighboring Zamfara state who rode into Alhazawa village in Musawa on March 5 and attempted to steal cattle, the statement said. Read also: Over a dozen soldiers, including two officers, killed in fresh Borno attacks The ⁠attackers returned the following day and encountered troops stationed at the army's Forward Operating Base in ⁠Dan Ali near Maidabino ward, leading to a clash in which the ⁠army killed 45 of the attackers, the statement said. A captain ⁠and two soldiers died in the encounter, the statement added. Source: https://businessday.ng/news/article/nigerian-army-kills-45-bandits-in-renewed-militant-clash-in-katsina/