8 people have been reportedly killed in a fresh attack by bandits on Atak’Njei community in Zango Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
The police authorities are yet to comment on the incident, but the President of Atyap Community Development Association, Sam Timbuwak, said the gunmen invaded the community from a nearby Bush at about 9pm on Wednesday and started shooting sporadically on people’s houses.
He said the bandits attacked five houses during which they shot eight people to death while four others sustained varying degrees of injuries.
The Atyap President who disclosed that the scene of the attack is located very close to a military checkpoint, however lamented the late arrival of soldiers to the community after the attackers had committed their heinous crimes and left.
