Gunmen suspected to be herders, Saturday, killed a catechist identified as Sydney Shirsha and two others at Amudu village in Giza chiefdom, Keana Local Government Area of Nasarawa State.
It was gathered that the gunmen, armed with sophisticated weapons, stormed Amudu, a Tiv village in Giza Development Area, at midnight on Saturday, May 15.
According to Daily Trust, several others sustained varying degrees of gunshot injury during the attack.
Following the attack, hundreds of locals have reportedly fled the area for fear of further invasion by the herdsmen.
The president of the Tiv Development Association (TIDA) in Nasarawa State, Comrade Peter Ahemba, confirmed the incident, and lamented constant attacks on his people.