Some gunmen, on Monday evening, reportedly invaded Gonan Rogo village in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State and killed 15 villagers on the spot.
Five persons were injured during the attack.
Although the police authorities in the state were yet to confirm the incident, as at time of filing this report, but the chairman of Kajuru Local Government, Cafra Caino, said that the gunmen stormed village when residents were deep in their sleep and started shooting sporadically at their houses.
According to him, the sound of the gunshots woke the people from sleep as the scampered to safety in different directions.
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He added that assailants shot 15 of the villagers to death in the process and five others sustained various degrees of injury.
Mr. Caino further stated that the bodies of the deceased will be given a mass burial later today, adding that the entire community is tensed at the moment due to the attack.