Suspected terrorists have reportedly attacked the Kaduna International Airport located in Igabi Local Government Area the Kaduna State on Saturday.

Punch reports that the attackers, numbering over 200, have reportedly taken over the airport.

The terrorists also reportedly  killed one security official of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA).

According to Punch, this development caused panic at the airport as the attack forced the authority to temporarily shut down activities while the military battled the suspected terrorists.

A source told Punch that the terrorists insisted on shutting down the airport.

Following the presence of the terrorists on the runway area of the airport, workers attached to the airport were said to have left their duty posts.

It was also gathered that an aircraft scheduled to take off for Lagos at 12:30pm could not fly as a result of the presence of the terrorists at the runway of the airport.