Gunmen kill 7 in north-central Nigeria

A group of unidentified gunmen on Sunday night attacked a village in north-central Nigeria’s Plateau state, killing seven people, a police officer said Monday.

Gabriel Ubah, a spokesperson for the police in Plateau, who confirmed the incident in a statement issued in Jos, the state capital, said the police received a distress call at about 8pm. (1900 GMT) on Sunday, reporting a gunmen attack on Dong village in Jos South local government area, which killed seven persons.

“A combined team of policemen … raced swiftly to the scene but the hoodlums had already fled back into the bush,” Ubah said.

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He said an investigation is ongoing, with frantic efforts to arrest the gunmen at large.

A series of armed attacks have taken place across the most populous African country, leading to deaths of civilians and security operatives.

By Xinhua