34 killed in north Nigeria gunmen attacks

ABUJA, March 22 (Xinhua) -- At least 34 people were killed following coordinated attacks by gunmen who invaded four villages in Nigeria's northwestern state of Kaduna on Sunday, the government confirmed on Tuesday.

Seven persons were injured while over 200 houses and 32 shops were burned during the Sunday night attacks on Tsonje, Agban, Katanga, and Kadarko villages in the Kaura local government area of Kaduna, said Samuel Aruwan, the state's commissioner for internal security and home affairs, at a press conference in Kaduna city, the state capital.