Gunmen kill at least 10 villagers and loot shops in north-east Nigeria
Police are searching for other casualties, with officials warning the actual death toll could rise further.
Unknown gunmen have raided a remote village in the north-eastern Nigerian state of Taraba, killing at least 10 people, looting shops and setting houses ablaze, police say.
There are fears the actual death toll is much higher, with eyewitnesses speaking of 20 lives lost and a non-governmental organisation suggesting a toll of as many as 50.
The gunmen reportedly swooped on the village of Binnari in the Karim Lamido area mounted on motorcycles just after midday Muslim prayers on Friday in a rampage that went on for up to four hours.
"We were able to disperse the unknown gunmen though there was no casualty on their side and ours because the terrain is difficult and they're used to the terrain," Assistant Superintendent of Police Victor Mshelizah said.