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Fifteen persons have been reportedly killed by gunmen in Kwaja and Takalafia villages in Nasarawa state.

Ramhan Nansel, police spokesperson in the state, confirmed the development in a statement on Sunday.

Nansel said the gunmen had on Wednesday, attacked one Jibo Ali, a Fulani man in Kwaja village.

He said the attackers hit Jibo with a machete on his head which led to his death.

He said some attackers later invaded Takalafia and Kwaja villages and killed 14 residents.

“On 11/5/2023 at about 2200hrs,  information was received that one Jibo Alhaji Ali, 18yrs and Fulani by tribe was attacked by unidentified persons while on his way to Kwaja village, Gitata,” the statement reads.

“Upon receipt of the information, police operatives attached to Gitata division raced to the scene and rushed the victim with a machete cut on his head to Na-Allah private hospital, Gitata where he died while receiving treatment.

“Sequel to the above, information was received that Tarkalafia and Kwaja villages were attacked.

“Reacting to the above, the commissioner of police, CP Maiyaki Baba, deployed police operatives comprising of mobile police personnel, counter-terrorism unit, and the military to the area where 14 corpses were recovered and taken to the hospital and subsequently buried.”

The police spokesperson said the commissioner condoled with the family of those who lost their lives in the attack.

He said the commissioner had ordered an investigation into the killings to uncover the perpetrators of the attack, adding that the attackers would be punished according to the law.