Attack of armed men on a village in Nigeria/ 30 people were killed

reported by Mehr News Agency quoted by Rashatodi, Matthew Abuah, the media officer of Benue state in southwestern Nigeria, issued a statement announcing that at least 30 people were killed following an armed attack by unknown people on a village in this state.

In this statement, it is stated that armed people attacked the village of Aiti at night and shot the villagers aimlessly; This attack killed 30 people and injured many.

But the Nigerian media say that more than 50 people were killed in this attack.

There are occasional armed attacks in Benue state, the latest of which was last month; 25 people were killed in this attack.

Nigeria has recently faced attacks by armed gangs as well as terrorist organizations such as the terrorist group “Boko Haram” linked to ISIS in different parts of the country.