Gunmen on Tuesday killed three people in the Akunza Ashige community of Lafia Local Government Area of Nasarawa State.
The spokesman for the state police command, Ramhan Nansel, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Lafia.
Nansel said: “The command received a distress call reporting an attack by unknown gunmen in the village on Tuesday, December 30, 2025.
“Upon receipt of the report, the Commissioner of Police, Shettima Jauro-Mohammed, immediately deployed a detachment of Mobile Police personnel and other tactical teams to the area.
“During the response operation, two corpses were recovered, while nine injured persons were rescued and rushed to nearby hospitals.
“Unfortunately, one of the injured persons died in the early hours of Wednesday, while others are still receiving treatment.
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“The Commissioner of Police has extended the condolences of the command to the families of the victims and directed the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) and Assistant Commissioner of Police in charge of operations to conduct a comprehensive investigation into the attack.
“They were directed to proceed to the area and conduct a comprehensive investigation aimed at unraveling the perpetrators of the dastardly act, with a view to ensuring their immediate arrest and prosecution.”
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