The source, however, said a car was burnt down and that residents heard sounds of gunshots and an explosion during the attack, which lasted for over 30 minutes
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The witness said that the gunmen moved from house to house pretending to be residents of the village and shouting for help
The attack, which came four days after a similar one on three villages in the area, was said to have occurred at about 6am on Thursday
The Benue State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Daniel Ezeala, confirmed the invasion and killing of one person in the attack on Tuesday
An eyewitness said the armed men changed into a Honda car and drove away with Edu and the driver
The committee was set up by Governor Kashim Shettima to monitor feeding system of secondary schools in the state
Among those killed were two private security guards at the private residence of the state’s Deputy Governor, Bala Ngalari
He was reportedly pulled out of his car by his assailants who then shot him
The PDP members reportedly shot dead were Alhaji Ibrahim Usman Gula, the Zonal Vice Chairman for Southern Borno; and Hajia Gambo, the PDP Woman Leader, Shehuri Ward in Maiduguri
A source close to one of the victims said he had a visitor that afternoon while on the way to accompany the visitor, he and the visitor were killed
Those kidnapped were a Briton, an Italian, a Greek and four Lebanese
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The spokesman of the Zamfara State Police Command, Hassan Usman Talba, confirmed the attack
The gunmen, who were reported to have arrived in Maiha at about 3am, wrecked havoc at the Prison, Divisional Police Station, Government Lodge and the court in the town
Kademi, according to the Public Relations Officer of the Kano State Police Command, Magaji Majiya, was shot dead at about 6:30pm on Friday at Hotoro by Ring Road on the outskirts of Kano town
The attack, which took place on Sunday in Gindin Akwanti, Gashish District of Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State, saw the gunmen shooting eight persons but four died
The traditional ruler of Dogo Dawa and a Councillor of Birni Gwari Local Government Area, Muhammad Abdullahi, confirmed the killing of the 20 worshippers as they stepped out of the mosque