No fewer than 27 persons have been reportedly killed and several houses set ablaze after suspected bandits attacked Gwaska village in Brinin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State on Saturday.

The attack came barely a week after nine local miners were killed by gunmen at Janruwa village in Brinin Gwari.

DAILY POST gathered that armed bandits, who reportedly came in from Zamfara State, surrounded Gwaska up to Kuiga village around 2.30pm and killed nine persons, mostly children.

The attackers were said to have also burnt down about 3,000 inhabitants in the village and survivors mostly women were taking refuge at Doka district in the area.

Members of the local government under the umbrella of the Birnin Gwari Vanguards for Peace and Good Governance said most of those killed are volunteers that tried to defend the village and children that cannot escape the onslaught.

“We called on the authorities to take urgent steps to forestall further attacks and extinction of communities in Birnin-Gwari local government area of Kaduna State,” a member of the community told our reporter.

Another who doesn’t want his name mentioned said, “The gunmen came in from Zamfara State axis. They attacked and killed many people, mostly children. They also completely burnt down many houses in Gwaska village where they spent over three hours.

“The survivors escaped to Doka village and the injured ones have been taken to Birini Gwari hospital.”

Meanwhile, the Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Mukhtar Aliyu did not answer calls to his phone at the time of filing this report.