Nigerian police said on the 25th, a village in the central highland state of Nepal was attacked by unidentified militants on the evening of the 24th, killing at least 35 people were killed and many others injured.
Highland State, a police officer told reporters the same day, a group of armed men broke into the state capital of Jos near a village on the evening of the 24th, attacked villagers and burned houses. At least 35 bodies of the dead villagers have been found, and several villagers are being treated in hospitals.
Highland Governor Simon Lalon said in a statement on the 25th, security forces have arrested 10 suspects involved in the attack, is hunting for other people at large. In order to restore order on the ground and facilitate the operation of the security forces, the State Government decided to start the day in the incident area to implement a curfew.
In recent months, there have been a number of armed attacks in Nigeria, resulting in a large number of casualties or abductions. On 14 August, 22 people were killed and 14 injured when five vehicles carrying dozens of religious believers were attacked by armed men on a road near Jos.
