About 38 persons were reportedly killed on Monday night in two separate attacks in two villages in Sanga Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
The Chairman, Sanga Local Government, Emmanuel Adamu, told newsmen in Sanga that the attacks were carried out simultaneously, adding that the gunmen unleashed mayhem on Ankpon village in Nandu district and Kabamu village in Fadan Karshi, all of Numana district.
While describing the incident as unfortunate, he said the victims included women and children. “Twenty one people were killed in Fadan Kashi while 17 were killed in Nandu,” he said.
Adamu condoled with those who lost their loved ones during the attack and urged residents to remain calm.
According to him, security agencies are on the trail of the attackers while measures had been adopted to forestall a recurrence.
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