11 villagers killed by gunmen in Kaduna State
The gunmen stormed Gora Gan village in Kaduna state after dark and opened fire on residents, said Elias Manza, administrative head of Zangon Kataf district.
"The gunmen killed 11 people in the attack and left 15 with serious injuries," he said.
The attackers also torched houses, a church, a car and seven motorcycles.
Community leader Jonathan Asake who gave a similar toll, said hundreds had fled their homes for fear of renewed attacks.
"We have a total of 559 people who are afraid to go back to their homes and are sheltering in a primary school in the (nearby) town of Zonkwa," he said.
Southern Kaduna has been wracked by a long-standing row between Muslim Fulani herders and ethnic Christian farmers over grazing and water rights.
There has been an upsurge in tit-for-tat killings between the two groups in recent times, prompting the state authorities to initiate an unsuccessful truce
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