Gunmen have killed no fewer than 15 people in Tawari community in the Kogi Local Government Area of Kogi State, burning buildings, including the palace of the king of the community. He said a police assessment team had visited the community, adding that many buildings, including places of worship, had been burnt. Tawari community is a few kilometres off Gegu town along the Lokoja-Abuja highway. A resident of Tawari community, Mrs Comfort Solomon, who survived the attack, told NAN that the gunmen, numbering about 100 invaded the community late on Thursday. “They entered selected houses, packed foodstuff and motorcycles and burnt selected houses, including homes of clerics.

Source: Punch January 03, 2020 12:22 UTC