Death toll from gunmen's attack in northeastern Nigeria rises to 62
The number of people killed in an attack by armed men on Binnari village in Nigeria's northeastern Taraba state has risen to 62. The attackers burned homes, shops, food supplies and motorcycles.
The death toll from an attack by armed men on Binnari village in Taraba state, in northeastern Nigeria, has risen to 62, Al Jazeera reports. Nigeria is Africa's most populous country, and its north and northeast have seen repeated armed attacks on villages.
What is known about the attack
The assailants, described as bandits, targeted Binnari village directly. They set fire to residents' homes and shops and destroyed food supplies and motorcycles. Residents were thus left without housing, as well as without food and a means of getting around.
The report says the number of dead has increased, meaning earlier figures have been revised upward to 62 fatalities. The source text gives no further details about how the attack unfolded, who the attackers were or how the authorities responded.
