Attack by “bandits” kills at least 50 in eastern Nigeria

Armed men arriving on motorcycles attacked the village of Binnari in northeastern Taraba State on Friday, killing residents and looting shops. The death toll rose from 20 to 50 after additional bodies were found, including 43 in a river, residents Bashir Mamuda Musa and Abdullahi Zakari said. Women and children fled toward the river to escape the attackers, and several people drowned. The area faces criminal gangs known as “bandits,” separate from the jihadist insurgency affecting northeastern Nigeria.