Gunmen kill 18 in northwest Nigerian village
Gunmen shot and hacked to death 18 people in a village in northwest Nigeria on Sunday, police said.
The attack took place in Lingyado, a village in the state of Zamfara which sits at the base of the Sahel where Africa's most populous nation borders Niger.
"18 persons were killed and 6 injured, the injured are receiving medical attention," said Sunusi Amiru, a spokesman for Zamfara state police. "We are on top of the situation, we are on the trail of the suspects, we have deployed more men to the trouble spots." (Reuters)
