Bandits kill Eight, Injure Four In Kaduna

Eight persons have been killed and four injured by bandits in separate attacks on communities in Chikun, Giwa and Kajuru local government areas of Kaduna State.

Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, in a statement said the incidents were outlined in reports made available to the government by the security agencies.

According to him: “At Kan Hawa Zankoro, near Ungwan Yako in Chikun local government area, armed bandits shot at a vehicle, which then somersaulted, leading to the deaths of six persons, and leaving four others injured.”

Those who died in the crash were identified as Aisha Bello, Uwaliya Alhaji Shehu, Ramatu Sani, Muhammad Shehu, Aminu Ibrahim and Ibrahim Abdu.

The Commissioner gave the names of those who sustained injuries as: Zainab Alhaji Usman, Surayya Bello, Khalifa Sani and Ushe Sani.

In another incident, bandits attacked locals at Iburu in Kajuru LGA, and killed one Amos Yari.

Furthermore, armed bandits invaded Hayin Kanwa village, Fatika district, Giwa LGA and shot dead one Alhaji Sule, a business man in the area after he resisted attempts to kidnap him.

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