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Nigeria: Gunmen Kill Eight Mourners in Kaduna, Injure Others

By Midat Joseph, 24 February 2013

Gunmen on Saturday night, Opened fire on Mourners and killed at least 8 and injured scores in Kaduna Village.

The Gunmen Men who stormed Gida Village in Zango Kataf Local government of Kaduna State, stage the attack at about 11 pm last night.

A resident of the village told our correspondent that "I have counted 8 death bodies now."

"They stormed the village and went straight to the house of our late grand father who died last week, and started shooting at the people in the house who gathered to celebrate his life; our grand father lived a long life. They came with guns," he said.

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