about 18 people died as a result of an armed attack in the Nigerian state Benue.
The attack was committed by unknown in the region of Castina-ala Benue, the head of the region Justine Shaku said.
Shaku said that after the attack, the state government sent additional security forces to the region.
In Benue, armed attacks occur from time to time. The last time, on July 16, 12 people died as a result of an attack in the Agatha region.
Recently, various regions of Nigeria are often attacked by armed gangs, as well as the Boko Haram terrorist organizations and ISWAP (West African branch of the deaash terrorist organization).