At least 34 killed in attack on villages in northern Nigeria
2022-03-23 08:51:31Source: CCTV News
Nigerian security services said on the 22nd that several villages in Kaduna state in northern Nigeria were attacked by militants a few days ago, killing at least 34 people.
The Nigerian security department issued a statement on the 22nd saying that on the evening of the 20th, militants attacked 4 villages in the Koala area of Kaduna state, killing at least 34 people including civilians and soldiers, injuring 7 people, and more than 200 houses. , many motor vehicles were destroyed.
Samuel Aruwan, head of the Kaduna State Interior Department, said in a statement on the 21st that at least 25 people were killed in an attack by militants on civilians in the Koala area of Kaduna State on the 20th. The Kaduna state government has decided to impose a 24-hour curfew in the Jema and Koala areas with immediate effect.
So far, no group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
Recently, there have been frequent armed attacks in the central and northern parts of Nigeria, resulting in a large number of casualties and many abductions.