No fewer than nine persons have been reportedly killed by gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen in Ruji and Atakjeh villages of Atyap Chiefdom, Zangon Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
A young man was said to have been allegedly butchered in Ruji village, while eight persons were also killed in Atakjeh village on Wednesday night.
It was learnt that three others injured, have been rushed to the hospital for treatment.
The National President, Atyap Community Development Association (ACDA), Dr Samuel Achi, who confirmed the incident, noted that currently, the situation in Atakjeh village was very tense.
He said; “Surprisingly, there are security personnel very close to the village where the eight people were killed but they could not rescue the villagers from the attackers.
“The attackers went to the village and carried out their mission and went away without any intervention from the security.
“As l am talking to you, one is not sure of the number of those killed and injured but at the moment, we have eight persons killed and three others injured in Atakjeh village.
“Those who received various degrees of injuries have been taken to the hospital for treatment,” he lamented.