The same village suffered invasion by the gunmen on Tuesday during which three people were killed…… CONTINUE READING
The Chairman of Otukpo Local Government Area, Bako Eje, whose son was also killed in the latest attack, told Daily Trust on the telephone that the armed men surrounded the village again on Wednesday evening barely 24 hours after the first attack and opened gunfire on the inhabitants.
Eje said so far, this afternoon (Thursday), 46 corpses had been recovered while many people were still missing.
The chairman said his son and other relatives were victims of the latest attack which occurred about 5pm on Wednesday while mourners were burying the three other deceased.
