At least nine people have been killed and nine others brutally injured by bandits who attacked Gindin Dutse Makyali village of Kufana district in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
The police authorities in Kaduna State have not confirmed the incident, but a community leader, Moses Musa, said that the attack occurred in the early hours of Sunday very close to a military checkpoint.
He said that the bandits invaded the community around 5am as the residents were still asleep and immediately started shooting sporadically.
He disclosed that nine people were burnt to death inside their rooms, while nine others sustained varying degrees of injuries from fire burn.
The community leader also disclosed that fourteen houses were burnt by the bandits during the attack that lasted for some hours without any resistance from the military that were stationed in the community.
Attacks by armed bandits in the North-West especially in Kaduna State has been on the increase in recent weeks.
