The criminals also abducted another resident and injuring three others in a fresh assault that has heightened fears over worsening insecurity in the North-Central state.

Suspected bandits have reportedly attacked Awuma Village on the outskirts of Lafia, the Nasarawa State capital, killing one person.

The criminals also abducted another resident and injuring three others in a fresh assault that has heightened fears over worsening insecurity in the North-Central state.

Sources told SaharaReporters that the armed attackers stormed the community late Wednesday, shooting indiscriminately and causing panic among residents.

During the attack, "one resident was kidnapped and taken to an unknown destination, while three others sustained gunshot wounds. One of the victims later died from injuries suffered during the assault," a community source narrated.