Latest information coming in from Bauchi State, northern Nigeria, indicates that no fewer than thirteen people were killed and 34 injured when gunmen attacked a hotel in the state on Friday night.
According to the spokesperson of the police in the state, Haruna Mohammed, the incident took place at about 9:50pm on Friday, 27 June, 2014, at a brothel at Bayangari area.
The police boss also informed that the injured persons were taken to the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Teaching Hospital, Bauchi, for treatment.
It was gathered that corpses of the dead were evacuated to the Mortuary.
"The entire surrounding has been cordoned and scene secure. No arrest has been made yet and investigation has commenced on the incident," Mr. Mohammed said in a statement late Friday evening.
When newsmen visited the scene of the attack on Saturday morning, Military, police and Nigeria Red Cross personnel were already at the scene.
An eye-witness, Malam Ahmed Maidoki told NAN that five persons in military uniform carried out the attack by detonating explosives and shooting at random.
"We were just sitting down, watching highlights of the ongoing FIFA world cup at the viewing centre located in between the two story building of the hotel when five men dressed in military