Gunmen kill about 50 villagers in Kaduna

Gunmen have reportedly killed about 50 people in villages at Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna state at the weekend.

Kaduna State Police Command confirmed the incident, though, no casualty figure was given as at press time.

The Police Command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Muhammad Jalige told newsmen that, the casualty figure was yet unknown.

ASP Jalige said, the contingent of the Commissioner of Police was on the way to the affected areas to assess the situation.

Reports have it that, over 50 persons, including children, Almajiri, women and aged were hacked to death by the gunmen.

A source from the area said, the killers came to revenge attacks launched against them by the security forces who had earlier in the last few weeks bombarded the bandits camps in the neighboring Birnin-Gwari local government area.