Nigeria, Sept. 12 -- Some gunmen, suspected to be cultists, have killed at least four people in Anambra State, south-east Nigeria.

The incident occurred in the late hours of Thursday at a burial event in Ezi Village, Ogidi, a community in Idemili North Local Government Area of the state.

The police spokesperson in Anambra State, Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed this in a statement seen by PREMIUM TIMES on Friday morning.

Mr Ikenga, a superintendent of police, said the armed persons stormed the burial event and opened fire on guests, killing four persons at the spot while 15 others sustained "serious" gunshot injuries.

"Police operatives from Ogidi Division, led by the divisional police officer, swiftly mobilised to the scene, restored norma...