EKO HOT BLOG reports that suspected criminal herdsmen invaded two villages, Kibori and Atagjah, in Atyap Chiefdom in Zangon Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State and killed eight persons and injured others.
A community leader, who pleaded anonymity, was quoted as saying that Kibori (Asha Awuce) was attacked by suspected Fulani militias on Monday evening and started shooting sporadically, leading to the killing of about five persons while many others were injured.
He said houses were burned down by the attackers while foodstuffs were also destroyed during the attack.
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At Atagjeh village, the suspected Fulani militias on Tuesday in the night killed three persons while three others sustained various degrees of injuries and are presently receiving treatment in the hospital.
According to the source, “The attacks in Atyap Chiefdom has become a routine affair by the suspected Fulani militias. Almost all the villages that make the Atyap Chiefdom have been attacked while lives and properties of unimaginable magnitude were destroyed.
“The worst situation is that the attacks are ongoing by the suspected Fulani militias and the natives are left to carry their cross with little or no security to protect them from the hands of the attackers that are determined to carry out their mission.”
The state police command is yet to confirm or react to the incident.
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