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Summary Authorities say gunmen attacked a microfinance bank in northern Nigeria, carting away bags of cash.
They bombed a police station while making their escape. The attack late Monday night saw eight men flee in two cars they stole from the bank in Gamawa, a city in Nigerias far north. The robbers tried to attack another bank, but couldnt get past its bulletproof front doors.A witness, who requested anonymity out of fear of the robbers returning, said paramilitary police shot at the gunmen, leaving two bystanders wounded. The robbers also threw explosives into a police station while escaping.Police said they were investigating the attack.Nigeria, home to 150 million people, suffers from a weak police force more focused on collecting bribes than law enforcement in the oil-rich nation.
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