By AbdulGafar Alabelewe, Kaduna

Barely 24 hours after 17 persons were killed at Gonan-Rogo village, another eight persons have been reported killed in a fresh attack on three communities in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna state.

The Nation gathered that, the attack on the three villages bordering Gonan-Rogo took place Wednesday morning and Tuesday evening.

President of the Adara Development Association (ADA), Mr. Awema Maisamari, told newsmen that, the latest attack took place in Bakin- Kogi, Idanu and Makyali communities.

According to him, “the attack on Makyali community took place at about 7am on Wednesday, leading to the killing of seven people while the attacks on Bakin Kogi and Idanu took place on Tuesday at about 7pm.

He narrated that, the attackers who were well armed, killed five people on the spot, while the corpses of two others were found in the bushes.

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According to him, one person was killed in Idanu and two others seriously injured while in Bakin Kogi, no life was lost as the villagers escaped, but their houses were burnt.

“The situation report as at this morning is that the terrorists attacked three other settlements near Gonan- Rogo village, where 17 people were killed in the early hours of Tuesday.

“In one of the communities called Bakin Kogi, the villagers escaped but several houses were burnt down. At the second village called Idanu, one person was killed and two others. The attacks in Idanu and Bakin Kogi took place on Tuesday around 7pm.

“At a village called Makyali along Kachia road, seven people were killed when the herdsmen attacked the community around 7am Wednesday.

“Five people were killed on the spot, two corpses were later recovered in the bushes, bringing the dead toll in the village to seven. Some people also sustained injuries.” He said.

Meanwhile, Kaduna State Police Command’s PPRO, ASP Mohammed Jalige did not respond to several calls put across to him for confirmation of the incident.