Persons suspected to be bandits have stormed Ruji and Atakjeh villages of Atyap Chiefdom, Zangon Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State to unleash mayhem on the villagers.
About nine persons have been reportedly killed in the attack while some escaped with injury wounds.
Reports have it that a young man was allegedly butchered in Ruji village, while eight persons were also killed in Atakjeh village on Wednesday night.
The National President, Atyap Community Development Association (ACDA), Dr Samuel Achi told pressmen that presently, the situation in Atakjeh village was very tense.
Samuel said, “Surprisingly, there are security personnel very close to the village where the eight people were killed but they could not rescue the villagers from the attackers.
“The attackers went to the village and carried out their mission and went away without any intervention from the security.”
“As l am talking to you, one is not sure of the number of those killed and injured but at the moment, we have eight persons killed and three others injured in Atakjeh village.
“Those who received various degrees of injuries have been taken to the hospital for treatment,” he lamented.
The spate of attacks from bandits and gunmen have increased in the last few weeks.