Gunmen have killed the village head of Katakpa village, in Toto LGA of Nasarawa State, Alhaji Abubakar Ahmadu and 13 other persons.
Among those killed are two policemen and 11 other residents of the village.
They were killed in the early hours of Monday when gunmen invaded the village to launch a bloody attack.
A resident, Ibrahim Shuaibu, who confirmed the attack said the gunmen launched the attack at about 2am on Monday.
Shuaib said the attackers also set ablaze some houses.
He added that the hoodlums had earlier attacked the police station in the community where they killed two of the policemen on duty.
The Chairman of Toto LGA, Alhaji Abdullahi Aliyu Tashas, also confirmed the attack and the killings.
He told newsmen that he was aware of the incident but he’s “yet to get details of civilians killed in the attack as I am at a function right now with the Deputy Governor in Umaisha.”
The spokesman of the Nasarawa State Police Command, Ramhan Nansel, is yet to issue a statement on the matter.
Gunmen had on January 1, 2024, invaded Katakpa, killed eight people and set houses, including the palace of the village head, as well as vehicles, on fire.
Following the January 1, attack, three among the soldiers reportedly sent to the community on January 8, 2024, alongside two vigilantes, to wade off the assailants and restore peace to the area were killed in an ambush.(vitalnewsngr.com)
