Gunmen have killed eight persons in Atak’Njei, Ungwan Gaiya community of Zangon Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State after bandits attacked the community.
Atak’Njei is the community housing the Palace of the Atyap paramount ruler, Agwatyap.
The chairman of Zango Kataf local government, Mr. Francis Sani, said the assailants invaded the community at about 9pm on Wednesday night.
The bandits attacked at least seven houses killing eight people while wounding several others in the process.
The National President of the Atyap Community Development Association (ACDA), Mr. Sam Timbuwak Achie, condemned the attack and described it as barbaric.
He tasked all those saddled with the responsibility of securing the people to fish out those behind the series of attacks in Atyap land.
It would be recalled that a few weeks ago, at least 10 persons were also killed by bandits in Langson community in the same local government area.
