Gunmen kill at least 30 in Nigeria attack

Gunmen killed at least 30 people in an attack in northern Nigeria’s Sokoto state, the governor’s office said yesterday.

The assault began at a weekly market in Goronyo on Sunday and continued into Monday morning, Sokoto Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal said in a statement.

Iliyasu Abba, a local resident and trader, said that there were 60 bodies at Goronyo General Hospital mortuary, while others sustained injuries while escaping.

“The gunmen stormed the market as it was crowded with shoppers and traders,” he said.