Gunmen killed 17 people in the latest attack on villages in northern Nigeria's Zamfara state.<br />''<br />''<br />''According to the police, gunmen on motorcycles stormed Magami village in the Maradun district area, shooting indiscriminately as residents fled. <br />''<br />''<br />''The assault came just days after 25 people were killed in similar raids on two villages in the region and appeared to be part of a long-running cycle of violence between bandits and local communities.<br />''<br />''<br />''Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari condemned the latest attacks and said that reinforcements would be deployed to protect local populations.<br />''<br />