Death toll from market attack in Nigeria rises to 50
The death toll from an armed attack on a market in Nigeria’s Niger state has risen to 50, local reports said Sunday.
Members of an armed gang stormed the Kasuwan Daji market in Demo village on Saturday, opening fire indiscriminately on residents, abducting many people and looting food supplies. A mass funeral was held for the victims while the wounded were taken to nearby hospitals for treatment.
