Gunmen have killed seven members of the same family during an attack on Sabon Birni village in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
The Kaduna State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home
Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, confirmed this to newsmen saying that security
agencies are working assiduously to contain the attacks and also get an
update on the number of casualties.
According to the locals, the incident occurred on Monday night when
the bandits in their large numbers invaded the community and started
shooting sporadically, killing the family members in the process.
But a community leader, Bello Musa, said that many residents of the
village have fled from their homes due to fear of being attacked or killed
by the marauding bandits.
He, however, appealed to the Federal Government to deploy more troops
to Igabi and other troubled zones in Kaduna State in order to protect the
people from further attacks.
The gunmen carried similar attack on 13 other villages in Kerawa ward
in Igabi local government area, killing no fewer than 17 people.
According to a resident of the community, the attacks were carried out
simultaneously in the villages.
