No fewer than 19 persons reported killed in an assault by gunmen on Kukum Daji village in Kaura Local Government area of Kaduna State.
The Nation gathered the attack was launched on the village around 10:30pm on Sunday night.
It was additionally gathered 30 other persons, escaped by the whiskers, sustained varied levels of injuries.
Eyewitnesses from the village mentioned the attackers, heavily armed with rifles and different harmful weapons, descended on villagers and killed them in cold blood.
President of the Community’s Development Association, Mr. Yashen Titus, advised newsmen on Monday the victims had been shot dead at an after wedding party in one of the houses in the community.
He mentioned the attackers stormed the village at precisely 10:35 heavily armed and began shooting sporadically.
In accordance with Tutus: “The attackers were heavily armed. 17 people died instantly from gunshots.
“32 other people who sustained various degrees of injury were rushed to the hospitals, but unfortunately, two of them died in the hospital.
“As I speak, some of the villagers are still missing and we don’t know their state. We can’t even search deep into the bush because security agents not been deployed to the community yet.”
When contacted, Kaduna Police Command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP Muhammad Jalige confirmed the assault.
He nevertheless mentioned the casualty figure was yet to be ascertained however hinted the complete area fortified.
The PPRO mentioned: “Yes, there was an attack on Kukum Daji Village of Kaura Local Government area yesterday night.
” The area has been fortified, but we are yet to confirm the number of casualty. As soon as we get that, I will get back to you.”
