At least 23 people, including three children, were killed in Nigeria on Tuesday in multiple attacks, security reports said.
Suspected Boko Haram militants killed 11 people in Pubago village of Rumirgo district, Borno state, during a motorcycle raid Tuesday.
Residents were reported missing after the assault, with authorities warning the death toll could rise further, according to official reports.
In separate attacks, bandits raided Rumbuki and Nikai villages in Zamfara state’s Bukkuyum district on the same day, reports said.
In Rumbuki, attackers on motorcycles killed nine people and injured eight residents, with several others still missing, according to reports Tuesday.
At least three children were killed in Nikai village during the same wave of violence, security reports confirmed on Tuesday.
Although bandits are driven by financial gain rather than ideology, analysts warn of growing tactical links with militant groups in the region.
Boko Haram and rival ISWAP militant groups have intensified attacks on communities and military bases across northeast Nigeria in recent months.
Bandits continue village raids involving killings, kidnappings for ransom, looting homes, and burning properties after coordinated and violent assaults across regions.
Nigeria’s military is stretched across multiple conflict fronts, including militant insurgency, banditry, and separatist violence in the southeast, officials say.
