No fewer than five people have been confirmed killed while several houses were burnt during an attack by unidentified gunmen at Zangan village in Attakar Chiefdom of Kaura local government of Kaduna State.
According to Dailypost, Mr. Bege Katuka, the Interim Management Committee Chairman of the Council who confirmed the incident on Friday said the attackers invaded the community around 4pm Thursday evening and shot sporadically at the innocent residents.
“Five persons were killed while two others are still missing. A number of houses including, the newly Police Outpost were burnt and vandalised respectively.
“We have urged the people to remain calm and have confidence in the security personnel that already have secured the area while investigation is ongoing,” he added.
The report says Zangan village where the unfortunate incident occurred, bothers Ryom local government area of Plateau State.
Meanwhile, the Kaduna State Command of the Nigerian Police is yet to confirm the incident.
