Gunmen killed the Takanai community in Atyap Chiefdom, Zango Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State, killing six people.
The police spokesperson for Kaduna State was unavailable for comment, but the Acting Secretary to the District Head of the affected community, Samson Markus, confirmed the incident to journalists.
Mr. Markus said that the bandits attacked the community on Tuesday night and killed six people.
According to him, ” we were going about our normal businesses when we heard gunshots, we thought it was the military at first. Before the military came they killed six persons, including 2 children.”
“The arrival of the military was what scared them, and they took to their heels and left the community. It’s unfortunate this kind of sad incident continues to happen in our villages when we thought normalcy had returned.”
“We appealed to the government and the military to redouble their efforts and declare war against these terrorists who invaded villages and killed innocent people.”
About five days ago, bandits attacked a neighboring community in Kaura, killing a mother and kidnapping her children.