Metro/Crime
51 die as gunmen attack Plateau, Niger communities
Gunmen have reportedly struck in three communities in Niger and Plateau states, killing 51 residents before fleeing unchallenged.
Bodies of 34 persons killed in Nakuna and Wurukuchi communities in Niger were found in bushes and farms, while fourteen of them were said to be members of two different families. Seventeen others were killed in Ancha, Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State by the gunmen who also set many houses ablaze.
The state Commissioner of Police, who confirmed the killings, said policemen had been drafted to the communities.
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