Death toll from attack by gunmen in northeastern Nigeria rises to 62

Bandits targeted Binnari village in Taraba state, setting fire to homes, shops, food supplies and motorcycles.

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Bandits targeted Binnari village in Taraba state, setting fire to homes, shops, food supplies and motorcycles.

Police have said the number of fatalities could rise further [File: Kola Sulaimon/AFP]

The death toll from an attack carried out by gunmen on a remote village in northeastern Nigeria has risen to at least 62, the country’s national emergency agency has confirmed.

Ladan Ayuba, head of the National Emergency Management Agency in Taraba state, where the attack occurred, said on Tuesday that thousands of people had been displaced by the raid.

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Bandits targeted Binnari village in Taraba on Friday, setting fire to homes, shops, food supplies and motorcycles, according to Amnesty International’s Nigeria branch.

Police warned that the death toll could rise.

“We still have men on the ground, and the more we recover bodies, we will put them in account,” Victor Mshelizah, Taraba police spokesperson, told The Associated Press.

Atrocities, ‘impunity’

Nigeria is in the midst of a security crisis that began more than 15 years ago when the Boko Haram armed group launched a rebellion against the government. Civilians are regularly attacked and kidnapped for ransom by bandits in the north of the country.

In a statement, Amnesty International Nigeria said the authorities’ efforts to protect civilians were inadequate.

“The Nigerian authorities continue to leave rural communities in some parts of the north at the mercy of gunmen that repeatedly commit atrocities with impunity,” it said.

“This attack must be investigated impartially, while survivors must be provided with adequate reparations. On the side of the authorities, issuing bland statements condemning these horrific attacks is not enough.”

Many armed groups in Nigeria control illegal mining sites. Profits from these operations have increased their power by allowing them to purchase more arms and recruit more members.

The situation has led to an increase in arms smuggling and violence across the country and the wider Sahel region, according to the Institute for Security Studies (ISS).

土匪袭击了塔拉巴州的宾纳里村，放火焚烧房屋、商店、食品和摩托车。

警方表示，死亡人数可能还会上升。[图片：Kola Sulaimon/法新社]

尼日利亚国家紧急事务管理机构证实，武装分子袭击尼日利亚东北部一个偏远村庄造成的死亡人数已上升至至少 62 人。

袭击事件发生地塔拉巴州国家紧急事务管理局局长拉丹·阿尤巴周二表示，袭击导致数千人流离失所。

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据国际特赦组织尼日利亚分部称，匪徒于周五袭击了塔拉巴州的宾纳里村，放火焚烧了房屋、商店、食品和摩托车。

警方警告称，死亡人数可能还会上升。

“我们仍有人员在现场，我们找到的尸体越多，我们就会追究他们的责任，”塔拉巴州警方发言人维克托·姆谢利扎告诉美联社。

暴行，有罪不罚

尼日利亚正处于一场始于15多年前博科圣地武装组织发动反抗政府叛乱的安全危机之中。在该国北部，平民经常遭到匪徒袭击和绑架勒索赎金。