AT least 30 persons have been reported killed and many houses razed in Madamai and Abun villages in Kaura Local Government Area.
According to the former Coordinator, Kaura Youth Coalition, Comrade Derek Christopher, the attackers invaded the communities around 5pm and started shooting sporadically.
He said, “Some of them were taken to the hospital for treatment.”
The State Police Public Command is yet to confirm the incident.
In a statement through his Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, the governor promised that government would bear the cost of treatment of those injured, according to News Agency of Nigeria, NAN.
El-Rufai directed the Kaduna State Emergency Management Agency, to assess the situation with a view to assisting affected households.
He consoled the families of the victims and prayed for the repose of the souls of those that died.
He appealed for calm and urged security agencies to intensify efforts at fishing out the culprits
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