Seven individuals have tragically lost their lives in Tatara village, located in the Karu Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, following an attack by gunmen.
According to SP Ramhan Nansel, the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, the attack occurred on Saturday night and was reported to the police through a distress call.
Upon receiving the information, Commissioner of Police Shetima Mohammed personally led a team of police officers to the scene.
There, they discovered seven bodies and also found that the assailants had abandoned nine motorcycles as they fled.
Following the incident, Commissioner Mohammed promptly convened a stakeholders’ meeting to offer condolences to the affected families and ordered a thorough investigation into the matter.
Police personnel have since been deployed to enhance security in the area, and Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State is scheduled to visit the affected area soon.