No fewer than eight persons have been killed in a fresh attack launched on farmers in Buruku and Udawa villages of Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State by suspected to be bandits.
The armed men reportedly attacked the victims while they were working in their farms.
The two villages located along Kaduna-Birnin Gwari highway have been under constant attacks recently.
When contacted, the State Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Jalige Mohammed, confirmed the attacks.
He was, however, incapable of giving details of the incident saying the actual number of deaths cannot be ascertained at the moment.