Terrorists on the night of Sunday, 26 July, 2026, killed at least 30 people, including eight children, in Naridon Village in Kamaru Ward, Kauru Local Government Area of Kaduna State
Naridon, a border community between Kaduna State and Ganawuri in Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State, was reportedly attacked by the assailants, who shot residents indiscriminately and set houses ablaze.
The attack, according to Punch online report on Monday, 27 July, 2026, occurred at about 11 pm on Sunday, 26 July, 2026 and left several others injured and houses and businesses destroyed.
The Secretary to the Village Head of Naridon, Dogon Rana, confirmed the attack to The PUNCH in a telephone interview on Monday, 27 July, 2026, just disclosed that 30 people had so far been confirmed dead, including eight children, while four others sustained critical injuries and were receiving treatment.
“We have confirmed the killing of 30 people, but we are afraid the death toll may rise because some of the injured are in critical condition,” he said, adding the attack had devastated the community, with many families losing loved ones and property worth millions of naira destroyed.
“There is someone in this village who lost five children in one night. The only surviving child is critically injured and fighting for his life. This is a tragedy that has thrown the entire community into mourning,” he said.
According to Rana, his house was among those razed, while several shops and other buildings were destroyed.
Another resident, who spoke on condition of anonymity for security reasons, said 22 members of the Rana family alone were killed, while businesses in the community were destroyed.
The resident also alleged that the attack lasted for about three hours without intervention from security personnel stationed in Kamaru and Ungwan Magaji, which he said was less than two kilometres from the community.
“As we speak, only one military officer and four mobile police officers are deployed to the community,” he said.
Rana blamed the high casualty figure partly on the lack of a motorable access road, saying the poor road had delayed emergency response and made it difficult for residents to escape.
“There is no accessible road to our community. If our road had been motorable, the casualty figure would not have been this high because help would have reached us on time and many people could have escaped,” he said.
Source: The Punch online
