At least 30 people have been killed by armed men in an attack on a village in Nigeria’s northwestern Kaduna state early this Monday morning.
Secretary to the village head, Dogon Rana says gunmen stormed the community shooting randomly and burning houses.
Eight children are among the dead, while four other people sustained injuries. Violence by armed gangs and other criminal groups has become a major security challenge across parts of northwestern and north-central Nigeria, where communities are frequently targeted in deadly raids.
The northeast is battling a deadly insurgency by Islamist militants Boko Haram and splinter group Islamic State West Africa Province.
—ChannelAfrica—
