AT least 29 people have been killed in a fresh attack by bandits on Runji Village in Zangon Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
The attack occurred at about 10 pm on Saturday night.
It comes barely three days after bandits killed eight people at the Atak’Njei community also in Zangon Kataf Local Government Area.
The Kaduna State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan confirmed the latest incident in a statement.
According to Aruwan, several houses in the community were burnt while some residents were injured by the attackers.
The commissioner also disclosed that troops of the Nigerian military had a fierce encounter with the bandits and are still in the general area to maintain law and order.
Meanwhile, Governor Nasir El-Rufai has condemned the killings.
El-Rufai described the killings as unacceptable and unjustifiable.
He condoled the families that lost their loved ones and prayed for the repose of the souls of the victims’ as well as the speedy recovery of the injured.
