The Nigerian authorities say more than 60 people have been killed in a wave of attacks across the north of the country.
More than 30 villagers died in a raid by bandits in Kaduna state.
Criminal gangs attacked five towns and set fire to military camps in Sokoto, also in the north-west.
They killed 17 members of the security forces and two civilians.
In the north-eastern state of Borno, soldiers and vigilantes died when suspected Islamists fired rockets at their convoy and a military vehicle drove over an explosive device.
Source: BBC
