The Nasarawa State Police Command said on Thursday that 15 people were killed when unknown gunmen attacked Agatu settlement in Rukubi Village in Ekye Development Area of Lafia.
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The Commissioner of Police, Alhaji Umar Shehu, in Lafia said that the village was attacked on Tuesday and that no arrest had been made.
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He said that investigation into the matter had commenced.
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It was learnt that houses, cars and motorcycles were also burnt and the cause of the attack was not yet known.
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The Spokesman of Ekye Development Area, Mr Mustapha Ayaga, told NAN that the death toll in recurring attacks in the area had risen to 40.
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Ayaga said that the attackers dressed in a uniform had sophisticated weapons, including AK-47 and explosives.
This gunmen just keep increasing all over Nigeria. They keep doing bad things and no one seems to be doing anything about it.