About 50 persons were reportedly killed and several others kidnapped by bandits in Giwa Local Government Area located in the central senatorial zone of Kaduna State.
The latest incident comes barely a week after 37 people were killed by bandits in a similar attack at Agban Kagoro Chiefdom in Kaura Local Government Area of the state in the southern part of Kaduna state.
The police authorities in Kaduna state said they are still investigating the fresh attack and in already compiling the actual number of casualties during the attack.
According to a community leader in Giwa local government, Musa Ahmed, six villages were attacked by the terrorists between Thursday night and in the early hours of Friday morning.
The bandits invaded the communities and opened fire on innocent residents.
The affected villages are Dillalai, Barebari, Dokan Alhaji Ya’u, Durumi, Kaya, and Fatika, while several houses and motorcycles were burnt by the attackers who also rustled over 100 cows belonging to the locals.
