Gunmen Invades Southern Kaduna, Kill Scores Of Villagers

The Kaduna State Government has condemned the Sunday night attack on Malagum and Sokwong Communities in the Kaura Local Government Area of the state, which left no fewer than 28 people dead and several others injured.

KOKO TV reported that terrorists on Sunday night reportedly killed over 28 people in separate attacks in Malagum 1 and Sokwong communities of Kagoro Chiefdom in Kaura Local Government Area of Kaduna State.

The Council Chairman, Hon. Mathias Siman confirmed the incident to The PUNCH on Monday and said he could only confirm that seven people were gruesomely killed in Sokwong Community.

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The attack is coming barely five days after an attack was launched in Malagum 1, leading to three deaths.

The state Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, who conveyed the state government condolence message to the people Malagum and Sokwong Communities, said the development saddened the state.

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The commissioner, who claimed several citizens were killed in the attack and houses razed, quoted the governor to have expressed sadness on receiving the reports.

He, however, did not give the exact casualty figures in the attacks.

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