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Fresh Attack claims 2 in Jema’a

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Fresh Attack claims 2 in Jema'a

No fewer than two persons have been reported killed following an attack by unidentified gunmen at Pasakori village in Jema’a Local Government area of Kaduna State, our correspondent reports.

Police Public Relations Officer in the state, ASP Mukhtar Aliyu who confirmed the incident to our correspondent said the assailants stormed the village around 10pm Sunday night.

The Police Spokespersons said the attackers shot sparodically killing two persons while three others sustained injuries, adding that security agents had since been mobilised to the area while investigation was ongoing.

Mr Silas Maza, a student of Kaduna State College of Education Gidan Waya, about one killomitre away from Pasakori village told our correspondent that they heard gun shots fired miles away and panicked before the noise subsided few minutes later.

“Soldiers were deployed to the area and as we speek, there are a number of check points on the road,” he said.

Our correspondent recalled that Pasakori village had suffered incessant attacks in late 2016 into 2017 by unknown gunmen that led to loss of lives and property.

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