Gunmen ‘kill over 50 in Kaduna villages’

Gunmen have launched violent attack on four communities in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State an incident which occurred .shortly after Muslim morning prayer on Sunday , with killing of about 51 persons.

Penpushing reports that the said incident also claimed lives of number of new born babies, Almajiris as the gunmen stormed the communities, and equally  set number of houses ablaze and carted away foodstuffs.

The Councilor of Kerawa Ward, Dayyabu Kerawa, who confirmed the incident , said all the 51 victims were buried around 4p.m. on Sunday, adding that those who sustained injuries were taken to hospital for treatment.

“We don’t know who they were; they only stormed the villages and started shooting people. As we speak, 51 people have been buried; while the injured were taken to the hospital,” he was quoted as saying.

Penpushing further reports that, the councilor added that the information about the attack came late due to network problems, adding, “nobody knew about the incident on time because there was no network in the affected villages,”