By BBCMore by this AuthorOfficials in north-west Nigeria have reported the discovery of the bodies of 66 people, 22 of them children and 12 women, killed by "criminal elements". The victims were found in eight villages in the Kujuru area of Kaduna state, the state government said. Security forces have made arrests, state governor Nasir El-Rufai said. Four injured people were rescued by security forces and are receiving medical attention, the authorities said. Maisamari Dio, a leader of the ethnic Christian Adara community, alleged ethnic Fulani Muslims had attacked a village on Sunday.

Source: Daily Nation February 16, 2019 05:03 UTC