AT least 13 people have been reportedly killed nad many others abducted in a fresh attack by bandits on Atak’Njei community in Zango Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
News Point Nigeria reports that, the latest attack is coming some weeks after a similar incident claimed ten lives at Langson community in the same local government area.
Atak’Njei is the community is where the Palace of the Paramount ruler of Agwatyap Chiefdom is located.
The police authorities are yet to comment on the incident, but the President of Atyap Community Development Association, Sam Timbuwak told News Point Nigeria via telephone that the gunmen invaded the community from a nearby Bush at about 11pm on Wednesday and started shooting sporadically on people’s houses.
He said that the bandits attacked over 15 houses during which they shot 13 people including children to death, abducted some teenage girls while four others sustained varying degrees of injuries.
The Atyap President who disclosed that the scene of the attack is located very close to a military checkpoint, however lamented over the late arrival of soldiers to the community after the attackers had committed their heinous crimes and left.
He tasked security agencies to be alive with their responsibilities and fish out those behind the series of attacks in Atyapland.
When contacted by News Point Nigeria, the Kaduna State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, said he is aware of the incident and promised to get back to this newspaper with an updated report.