Tag: Nigeria

Abuja : At least 66 people were killed on Friday by unidentified gunmen in Nigeria's Kaduna state, on the eve of the country's presidential election, officials said. State government spokesman Samuel Aruwan said in a statement that eight settlements were attacked, with 22 children and 12 women among the victims, Xinhua news agency reported. Aruwan said the cause of the violence was unclear, and some security operatives had been deployed to the affected localities. Some suspects have been arrested in connection in with the violence, he said. The spokesperson urged community, traditional and...