ABOUT 19 people were reported killed when armed bandits at the weekend, unleashed terror on Atakar village in Southern Kaduna state.
The Director General , Media and Publicity to the Kaduna state Governor, Alhaji Ahmed Maiyaki told newsmen Monday night that already, soldiers and other security agents hadbeen deployed to the village which shared boundary with Plateau state, to prevent further attacks.
The Kaduna State Police Command had confirmed the attack on the village located in Kaura Local Government Area where the Fulani and some indigenes of Plateau had been fighting since last week.
Eye witness account said the attackers invaded the village early in the morning, using dangerous weapons to kill thevillagers.
The Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Aminu Lawal said that “there was an attack, and people were actually killed, but we are still contacting the area commander who right now withother security agencies most especially the military, to get the exact figures of those who lost their lives”.
His words: “I said our area commander and the zonal commander as well as the military people are already at the place. And they are working hard to get the figures of those either killed or injured. Let us wait and see if in a short while , they will get the figures. http://tribune.com.ng/news2013/index.php/en/component/k2/item/8735-gunmen-kill-19-in-southern-kaduna