Suspected cattle rearers are said to have attacked Kukoki community in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger state, leaving six persons dead and absconding with 700 cows and an undisclosed number of goats and sheep belonging to the villagers.
The council Chairman, Mark Jagaba, disclosed that about four Fulani and two Gbagyi were killed with several women and children inured in the attack which lasted over four hours.
He said that members of the community reported that the suspects, numbering about 50 and armed with weapons, stormed the community at about 7am shooting in all directions.
The attack had happened barely three weeks after nine people were killed in a similar incident in the Kuruebe and Kwaki Chukuba wards of Shiroro Local Government Area.
The chairman urged individuals to be more alert and also appealled to security agencies in the state to assist a vigilance group in the area to prevent the indiscriminate killings of innocent people.
Confirming the attack, the Police Public Relations Officer, Niger State, Bala Elkana, said that two suspects had been arrested while efforts were on to apprehend the others.
According to the Police Public Relations officer, peace has been restored to the area and security beefed up to ensure maximum protection.
He also said that the police are still searching the entire village and the forest through which the invaders escaped to find them and also prevent further happenings.