By Gunmen suspected to be Fulani militiamen, Saturday, launched fresh attacks on Southern Kaduna communities despite a 24-hour curfew imposed by the Kaduna State government.
The Southern Kaduna Peoples Union, said 63 people had been killed in the past one week by the militiamen.
The latest killings were reportedly carried out around 7am on Saturday when some suspected Fulani militiamen attacked three communities in Jema’a and Kaura local government areas of Kaduna State and killed at least nine people.
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Eleven people were said to have sustained varying degrees of injuries during the attack. Several houses were also reportedly razed during the attacks.
The three communities attacked were Zikpak and Ungwan Masara (Fantsuam Chiefdom), both in Jema’a Local Government Area as well as Maraban Kagoro, in Kaura Local Government Area.
An indigene of the area confirmed that the gunmen, in their large numbers, stormed Zikpak village in the night and started shooting sporadically. Then they proceeded to neighboring Ungwan Masara and Maraban Kagoro communities and also carried similar attacks with houses burnt.
