Unknown gunmen have shot dead the village head of Sarari village near Kuriga town in Birnin Gwari LGA of Kaduna State.
Accordingly to Premium Times quoting witnesses, the attackers had arrived the community on bikes around 2pm.
The assailants reportedly went from house to house shooting people.
A witness identified as Henry, who was shot in the leg as he tried to escape, gave the names of the dead as Sule Sarari, the 60 years old village head, ‘Lado, Yunusa, Jonah, Tela and one other person.’
At least eight other persons were said to have been injured in the attack.
The Kaduna State Government and State Police Command have yet to confirm the attack.