The village head of Katakpa in Toto LGA of Nasarawa State, Abubakar Ahmadu, alongside two police officers and 11 civilians, have been shot dead by unknown gunmen.
The gunmen launched the attack at about 2am on Monday.
According to Daily Trust, a resident of the village, Ibrahim Shuaibu, who confirmed the incident, said the gunmen set some houses on fire and shot sporadically at the occupants while they were trying to escape.
Shuaibu added that the gunmen had earlier attacked the police outpost in the community and killed two policemen before proceeding to attack the villagers.
Also confirming the incident, the Chairman of Toto LGA, Abdullahi Aliyu Tashas, said, “I am yet to get details of civilians killed in the attack as I am at a function right now with the Deputy Governor in Umaisha.”
However, the spokesman of the Nasarawa State Police Command, Ramhan Nansel, is yet to issue any statement or comment on the incident.
