At least 51 people have been killed in Northern Nigeria after an armed gang attacked a village and burnt several homes.
The attack which took place in Gwaska village in the Birnin Gwari area of Kaduna state saw a mass slaughter take place and amongst the rows of dead bodies were children under the age of 10, while other bodies were mutilated.
According to survivors the attackers surrounded Gwaska on Saturday afternoon before opening fire forcing people to flee in panic-many towards the gunmen.Residents are now demanding that President Muhammadu Buhari’s government urgently deploy more police and military to protect vulnerable villages on the state border with Zamfara
Last month 14 miners were reportedly killed in an attack by gunmen in the Birnin Gwari area.
Gwaska residents say Saturday’s attackers used to be cattle thieves but had turned to banditry in the region’s remote villages.
The victims include members of a self-defence force, formed after attacks by well-armed cattle thieves.
