The district head of Gidan Zaki village in Zango Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Haruna Kuye and his son have been killed by unknown gunmen suspected to be bandits.

According to a statement issued on Monday, the Kaduna State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan said that the deceased were murdered at their residence in the early hours of today.

The statement also said that the District Head’s wife sustained machete wounds on her hand while his daughter had a gunshot wound on her finger.

The commissioner added that three shell casings and a live round of 7.62mm special ammunition were recovered at the scene of the incident while soldiers in collaboration with other security agencies are carrying out investigations and trailing the assailants.

Governor Nasir El-Rufai has condemned the killings and vowed to ensure that the killers are fished out to face the law.