President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday briefly visited the prison, where the burnt-out wreckage of a bus and cars marked the scene of the attack, and yellow police tape was stretched across a destroyed section of the prison perimeter.
Buhari was not in the convoy when gunmen ambushed the vehicles late Tuesday, injuring two people, but the attack underscored Nigeria’s precarious security situation.
National Emergency Management Agency local representative Olanrewaju Kadiri said 22 people were killed, including several children, with another 40 people wounded.
“Dozens of gunmen on motorcycles entered the three villages in coordinated attacks, shooting people as they tried to flee,” said Aminu Suleiman, administrative head of Bakura district.
Mashambulizi mabaya zaidi yalikuwa katika kijiji cha Damri ambapo watu wenye silaha waliua watu 32 wakiwemo wagonjwa hospitalini,
Zaidi ya watu 40,000 wameuawa na takriban watu milioni 2.2 wamekimbia makazi yao kutokana na mapigano yaliyodumu kwa muongo mmoja kaskazini mashariki mwa Nigeria
Nigerian Vice President Yemi Osinbajo becomes the latest figure to join the race to lead Africa’s most populous country.
Kaskazini-magharibi na katikati mwa Nigeria ni kitovu cha magenge ya wahalifu wenye silaha kali ambao huvamia vijiji, na kuua na kuwateka nyara wakazi baada ya kupora na kuchoma nyumba zao.
Security agencies have reported to the Kaduna State Government that after search operations and detailed checks, 34 people have been confirmed dead
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