15/10/2012 12:57
24 people shot dead in Nigeria
Gunmen armed with assault rifles attacked a rural village on Sunday in northern Nigeria, killing at least 24 people, including worshipers leaving a mosque after prayers before dawn, officials said.
The attack happened in Dogon Dawa, a village deep in the pasturelands of Kaduna State, where police and security forces maintain only a light presence. Police officers and soldiers also cut off access to the region on Sunday, limiting the response of aid agencies, the New York Times reported.
The official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity out of fear of being targeted by those who carried out the attack, said a man he talked to who counted the dead in the village found 24 dead bodies.