State authorities confirmed the killings in a statement released by Homeland Security Commissioner Samuel Aruwan.
The latest incursions came just 72 hours after armed gangs invaded Birnin Gwari and Kajuru districts and killed 19 people, Aruwan said.
Many businesses were looted in the attacks and 10 residents died in just one district during Tuesday’s attack, the commissioner said.
“Following the statewide security situation in the last 24 hours, the Kaduna state government has received reports from security agencies of the killing of 23 citizens in various attacks on soft targets in Birnin Gwari local government , Giwa, Chikun, Igabi and Kauru zones, ”Aruwan said.
“Attacks on soft targets in these areas of local government took place around the borders of Kaduna state with neighboring states,” he added.
Kaduna, located in northwestern Nigeria, has remained isolated from the Boko Haram militant group operating in northeastern Nigeria, but armed violence by kidnappers and cattle smugglers has affected the state.
The study says at least 50,000 people have been displaced and 400 abducted for rescue.
The governor of the state, Nasir el-Rufai, has been commiserated with the families of the victims of the recent attacks, Aruwan said in the statement.
Recently, the Nigerian government replaced its first military army amid pressure from citizens to gain new hands to manage widespread insecurity and counterinsurgency operations in the West African country.