<span style="color: #222222;">In Nigeria, armed assailants today killed 19 people in a night-time raid on a rural community. The gunmen torched houses and other buildings after launching the attack against the Tawari community in Kogi state, 100 kilometres south of the capital Abuja.<br />'' <br />'' A local security source told AFP that the killings were suspected to be a reprisal attack linked to clashes with a rival community in the area, but there is no official confirmation.<br />'' <br />'' Police spokesman said the motive for the attack and identity of the assailants remained unclear.</span><br />''  <br />