The incident occurred on Saturday when the gunmen invaded a mining site located in the community and opened fire on the miners who were armless.
Locals in the community noted that 14 people were killed in the process.
However, the Kaduna state Police Commissioner, Mr Austin Iwar, confirmed the incident to Channels Television adding that 10 bodies have been so far recovered from the attack and 13 others injured.
He said that the bodies of the victims have been deposited at the General Hospital mortuary in Birnin-Gwari while those injured were taken to various hospitals in Birnin Gwari and Kaduna state capital for treatment.
He further noted that more troops have been deployed to the affected community to forestall a fresh attack.
It is not clear why the bandits stormed the mining site, but reports say they were on revenge mission over the alleged killings of their gang members by local vigilantes.
The attack is coming barely a month after 11 soldiers and two policemen were killed in the same community by suspected armed bandits.
via Sandra Spicy
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