El-Rufai says 66 people killed by gunmen in Kaduna

Kaduna State Governor, Nasir el-Rufai, on Friday confirmed the death of 66 people in Kajuru Local Government Area of the state.

Among the victims were 22 children and 12 women, while four wounded persons were rescued alive, the government stated in a public statement.

The time of the massacres and the incident leading to them were, however, not explained in the release.

The governor, in the statement, regretted the development and vowed that those responsible for the massacres will be brought to justice.

The Kaduna State Governor had, through his verified Twitter handle @elrufai, tweeted: Punch