Eko Hot Blog reports that gunmen have killed at least 17 people in Zangon Kataf LGA of Kaduna state.
The attack reportedly occurred about 7pm on Saturday after several gunmen stormed parts of the LGA.
A resident in the LGA said 17 corpses have been recovered in the wake of the attack.
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“The gunmen in their large numbers came at about 7:00 pm yesterday (Saturday),” the resident said on Sunday.
“As I am talking to you, we have so far recovered 17 corpses.”
Speaking to journalists, the council chairman, Zango Kataf Local Government, Mr Francis Sani Zimbo, condemned the barbaric attack, assuring that investigations are on to unravel the perpetrators to bring them to book.
He expressed regret, wondering why all the Mobile Police checkpoints within the affected communities were withdrawn before last night’s attack.
The locals, while expressing their displeasure in protests, wondered how an attack will last about 40 minutes without a single attacker killed by the security operatives even with the presence of a forward operating base within the community.
Meanwhile, the Zangon Kataf local administration council imposed a 24-hour curfew following the attack.
In a terse statement on Sunday, Yabo Ephraim, the media aide to the LGA chairman, said the curfew would enable the army to restore peace and order in the affected areas.
“A 24-hour curfew has been imposed on Ungwan Juju, Mabuhu, Ungwan Wakili and Zangon Urban with immediate effect,” Ephraim said.
“This is to allow men of the Nigerian army to restore peace on that axis.”
Zangon Kataf is one of the LGAs in the southern part of Kaduna that has witnessed killings over the years due to a several security problems, including farmer-herder conflicts.
Jonathan Asake, the gubernatorial candidate of the Labour Party (LP), hails from the LGA.
The police in Kaduna are yet to comment on the latest deadly attack.
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