Nigeria: Unidentified gunmen killed 14 people in a vehicle that was returning from a weekly market in Bokkos, central Nigeria. The attack happened at around midday on Thursday, and the victims include women and children, according to local residents and a Red Cross official, who spoke to AFP.

According to Deutsche Welle, Farmasum Fuddang, chair of the Bokkos cultural development forum, stated that the attackers intercepted the vehicle and opened fire. “Victims included women and little babies,” Fuddang said in a statement. The incident has highlighted the sparse government presence in the area, where conflicts have led to the deaths of hundreds in recent years. Following Thursday’s attack, there have been calls for stronger security measures.

In the aftermath of Thursday’s shooting, two additional people were killed in a revenge attack. “Aggrieved youths have stormed a Fulani settlement close to the place where the ambush took place,” Shanono Usman, a local trader, informed AFP. The police in Plateau state have not commented on the attack.