Police confirm 14 killed as gunmen invade Niger community
The command’s Public
Relations Officer, Wasiu Abiodun, an assistant superintendent of police,
disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Minna, the state capital.
Mr Abiodun said on
August12, at about 15:30 hours, the command was informed that gunmen invaded
Ukuru Village, opened fire on the natives and rustled several cattle in the
process.
He said at the end
of the shooting, 14 people were confirmed dead while five others sustained
various degrees of injury.
He said that the
injured were receiving treatment at Mariga General Hospital.
The spokesman added
that policemen and local vigilante were on the trail of the alleged cattle
rustlers.
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