About 21 people were killed in a terror attack in the latest act of violence in northwestern Nigeria, police said Friday.
Victims were members of a community security group who were ambushed while returning from a condolence earlier this week, police had said.
Police spokesman Abubakar Aliyu said the attack on Jan. 7 was carried out on a group of a community security group in Baure village in Safana Local Government Area of northern Katsina State.
Aliyu said the attack left at least 21 members of the group dead.
Earlier, reports had said 30 people were among the dead.
The group comprised a joint team of Katsina State Community Watch Corps (KSCWC) and local vigilante members.
They were returning from a condolence visit to the family of one of their colleagues who was killed last week.
“The incident occurred at about 4:30 pm (0330GMT), prompting a swift response from police operatives attached to Safana divisional headquarters, who rushed to the scene and restored normalcy,” said the police spokesman.
In a related attack, police said Friday that two cops were killed as Boko Haram terrorists attacked a police base at Ngazai in the restive northeastern state of Borno.
Boko Haram fired several shots and threw explosives into the police station during the attack, leading to the death of two cops, the police confirmed in a statement.(With Agency Report)
