A 24-hour curfew has been imposed on some parts of Zangon Kataf LGA following an attack that left at least 17 people died.
The attack is said to have been perpetrated by many gunmen who stormed parts of the LGA at about 7:00 pm on Saturday.
A resident in the LGA said 17 corpses have been recovered in the wake of the attack.
Zangon Kataf is one of the LGAs in the southern part of Kaduna that has witnessed killings over the years due to a complex number of problems including farmer-herder conflicts.
“The gunmen in their large numbers came at about 7:00 pm yesterday (Saturday),” the resident said via telephone on Sunday.
“As I am talking to you, we have so far recovered 17 corpses.”
In a statement on Sunday, media aide to the Zangon Kataf LGA chairman, Yabo Ephraim said the curfew would enable the army to restore peace and order in the affected areas.
“A 24-hour curfew has been imposed on Ungwan Juju, Mabuhu, Ungwan Wakili and Zangon Urban with immediate effect.”
“This is to allow men of the Nigerian army to restore peace on that axis.”
