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LAGOS, Aug. 30 (Xinhua) -- Five people have been confirmed dead following an attack by unknown gunmen on Thursday evening in Nigeria's northern state of Kaduna, a police spokesman said on Friday.
Four bodies were discovered at Kiri village in Laura area in the state after the attack, and one man who initially sustained injury later died in a local hospital, said state police spokesman Yakubu Sabo.
Police have launched an investigation to apprehend the suspects, he added.
Bege Katuka, a local government official, told reporters that five persons were killed, while two others are still missing.
"A number of houses, including the new police post, were vandalized and burnt," he added.
