Many people were killed and several others injured in Fan District, Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State when gunmen attacked villagers conducting a mass burial for seven victims of a previous attack.
Our correspondent gathered that the incident occurred on Wednesday afternoon.
Sources said the gunmen, who had been observing the burial from surrounding hills, suddenly descended on the community and opened fire on mourners digging graves.
A witness, a journalist, Masara Kim, told our correspondent via telephone that about five communities were experiencing simultaneous attacks by suspected terrorists.
He said the mourners had barely dug a few metres before the attackers struck, forcing them to hurriedly dump the bodies into shallow graves and flee for safety.
