The assault is the most recent episode of violence earlier than the February 25 presidential and parliamentary elections in Nigeria.
Gunmen in central Nigeria have killed eight individuals, together with a divisional police chief, within the newest violence earlier than the February 25 presidential and parliamentary elections, police and a safety supply mentioned on Wednesday.
Insecurity is an enormous situation for voters in a rustic the place armed gangs terrorise individuals in villages and on highways, and perform kidnappings for ransom, particularly within the north.
Police in Benue state responded to a misery name after gunmen blocked the Markurdi-Naka highway, forcing travellers to flee, state police spokesperson Catherine Sewuese Anene mentioned.
The divisional police officer for Naka city, Mamud Abubakar, led a group of officers that engaged the armed gang in a gunfight, Anene mentioned in an announcement.
“Nevertheless, the DPO (divisional police officer) who led the group sustained gunshot accidents and was rushed to Normal Hospital Naka the place he was ultimately confirmed lifeless,” she mentioned.
A police supply mentioned two different law enforcement officials had been shot and killed throughout the battle with the armed gang.
When the gunmen retreated, they killed two youngsters and three ladies in a close-by village, mentioned the supply, who declined to be named as a result of he's not authorised to talk to the media.
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