The Police have confirmed the death of 29 persons including a policeman in a fresh attack in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State on Tuesday morning.
The Commissioner of Police in the state, Ahmad Abdur-Rahman, during a news briefing at his office said that over 30 bodies were interred after violence that occurred in Maro Karami Village.
The commissioner added that two policemen were injured in the attack while 40 houses were burnt.
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According to him, the attackers went from hamlet to hamlet burning houses and killing people.
Abdur-Rahman disclosed that the deployment of more security personnel to the area had brought the situation under control.
The police chief, however, said no arrest has been made, but assured that the perpetrators would be arrested and prosecuted.
