Nigeria Villages Raided, 20 Dead

0:00It's April 8th. This is Global News Today, driven by AI tracking the world in real time. Armed gunmen stormed two villages in Nigeria's Niger State, leaving at least 20 people dead, including security guards and kidnapping an unknown. Number of others. This hit Sheroro District Hard, a hot spot for kidnapping gangs and Islamist militants laid on Tuesday. Police reported three deaths, a couple of community guards and a driver, when attackers overran local security. But residents painted a grimmer picture, saying the raid lasted hours, with homes torched and forces simply outnumbered. Villagers scattered in panic, fleeing to nearby towns like Guadizumba and Galadima Kogo for safety. The assault adds to the chaos ripping through Nigeria's north, where insecurity tops the list of national headaches. President Bola Tanubu is now fast-tracking plans to let the country's 36 states set up their own police forces, hoping to clamp down on these. Relentless attacks.

1:00As this violence keeps flaring up, eyes stay glued on whether these new measures can finally turn the tide in the region.