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Nigeria says 62 killed in Taraba state attack
Nigeria's emergency agency said Tuesday gunmen killed at least 62 people Friday in Binnari, Taraba state, according to AP. Police and Nigerian papers had earlier cited lower, still-rising counts as bodies were recovered from a river.
- Blueprint, Leadership and al.com are now reporting this
- New headline Was: “At least 62 people killed in attack on a community in northeastern Nigeria”
- Our desk filed its story
Wire reporting: (AP, via al.com)
Nigeria's National Emergency Management Agency said Tuesday that at least 62 people were killed when gunmen attacked Binnari, in Taraba state's Karim-Lamido area, on Friday, according to an Associated Press report3,4.
Ladan Ayuba, NEMA's Taraba head, said 52 people were wounded and thousands were displaced3,4. NEMA officials told AP that 52 bodies had been recovered so far, including 15 from the Benue River3.
Taraba police spokesperson Victor Mshelizah told AP the figure was not final because recovery was continuing3. In a Sunday account in Leadership, Mshelizah had put the toll at 58, including people who drowned after a canoe capsized2.
Blueprint, citing residents, had reported at least 50 dead after bodies were pulled from a river, and said Amnesty International Nigeria put the count as high as 521. AP reported Amnesty Nigeria director Isa Sanusi as saying people were chased toward the river trying to escape3.
Leadership said the Taraba State Emergency Management Agency delivered food and shelter materials after Gov. Agbu Kefas ordered aid2. Independent confirmation of the latest NEMA total, the attackers' identity, and the security response is not in these accounts.
Sources
- BlueprintTaraba attack: More bodies recovered from river as death toll hits 50
- LeadershipTaraba Attack Death Toll Hits 58 As Residents Lament Neglect
- APAt least 62 people killed in criminal gang attack on a community in northeastern Nigeria
- (AP, via al.com)62 people dead in attack in northeastern Nigeria
How it’s being reported
3 sourcesFirst reported by 
al.com
Taraba attack: More bodies recovered from river as death toll hits 50
Resident counts near 50 and an Amnesty figure of 52 before NEMA's later total.
Nigerian daily on river recoveries after the Binnari raid, citing residents and Amnesty.
Leaves out NEMA's Tuesday figure of at least 62 killed.
Taraba Attack Death Toll Hits 58 As Residents Lament Neglect
Sunday police update of 58, canoe capsizing, resident complaints, TSEMA aid.
Nigerian paper citing Taraba police on 58 dead, including drownings, and state relief.
Leaves out NEMA's Tuesday figure of at least 62.
At least 62 people killed in criminal gang attack on a community in northeastern Nigeria
Leads with a figure in the headline.
Same copy also at: (AP, via al.com)
Where they agree
- A Friday attack on Binnari in Karim-Lamido, Taraba state, killed dozens of civilians.
- Some victims drowned in a river while fleeing.
- Casualty figures rose as bodies were recovered.
Where they differ
Death toll