At least 69 people have been killed in an attack on villages in Katsina state, north-western Nigeria, officials and witnesses say.
Witnesses say the attackers rode motocycles into villages in broad daylight and killed whoever they found.
The assailants appear to have been ethnic Fulani cattle herders who have a history of tension with local farmers.
Police say the attack is not linked to Islamist militant group Boko Haram which is mainly active further East.
"The victims include men, women and children. Rescue teams are still combing nearby bushes to search for more bodies," state police chief Hurdi Mohammed told AFP news agency.
SOURCE: BBC News
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