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Suspected Boko Haram attack on Christian college kills 32

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Suspected Boko Haram gunmen killed at least 32 people in three separate attacks in northeast Nigeria, including at a Christian theological college, a local government official and residents said on Thursday.

The chairman of Madagali local government district in Adamawa state, Maina Ularamu, said the attacks which began late Wednesday were carried out by "a large number of Boko Haram militants".

"The gunmen divided themselves into three groups and separately attacked the three locations," he told AFP.

Suspected Boko Haram gunmen killed at least 32 people in three separate attacks in northeast Nigeria, including at a Christian theological college, a local government official and residents said on Thursday.

The chairman of Madagali local government district in Adamawa state, Maina Ularamu, said the attacks which began late Wednesday were carried out by “a large number of Boko Haram militants”.

“The gunmen divided themselves into three groups and separately attacked the three locations,” he told AFP.

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