At least five people have been killed and seven others injured after unknown gunmen opened fire on them in Nigeria.
The attack took place on Saturday in the Bagadaza neighborhood of Gombe city located in the northeastern part of the African country.
Following the attack, police commissioner in Gombe state, Mohammed Sule issued a statement saying that “Five people were killed in the attack …by gunmen riding on a motorcycle.”
Reports say that the injured were rushed to a nearby hospital for medical treatment.
On January 7, gunmen on motorcycles shot dead at least three people in the northern Nigerian city of Kano.
No group has yet claimed responsibility for the attacks, but Nigerian officials put the blame on Boko Haram militants who had carried out similar assaults in the past.
The extremist group has waged a campaign of terror in northern Nigeria for almost four years. Boko Haram has also claimed responsibility for a number of deadly gun and bomb attacks in various parts of Nigeria since 2009.
Human rights groups report that violent actions by the group since mid-2009 have claimed more than 1,000 lives, including over 300 in 2012.
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