Ten people were killed and five others severely injured in three overnight attacks by gunmen in north west Nigeria’s Kaduna State.
A witness, Sunday Amos, who claimed to have escaped death by the whiskers told Xinhua late on Friday that the suspected gunmen numbering 20 raided three villages in Chikun local government area.
He said a Christian cleric identified as Innocent Chukwuemeka Mari, in charge of the Assemblies of God Church, was among those killed in the attacks that lasted till the early hours of Friday. The gunmen also razed the church building before moving on to another village.
According to the witness, the attackers shot indiscriminately at the villagers and at the same time set many houses in the villages on fire as residents fled.
“The five injured persons during the raid had since been admitted at the Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Zaria, for treatment,” he added.
State police spokesperson Aminu Lawan confirmed the incident to Xinhua, saying he was still awaiting details of the incident.
“We have deployed our officers in the troubled area,” he said.