Just In: Bandits Killed 10 In Fresh Attack On Three Villages in Kaduna

Not less than 10 people have been killed after bandits attacked three villages in Zango Kataf and Chikun Local Government Areas of Kaduna State.

The attack came barely 24 hours after seven were killed by bandits in Igabi and Kajuru local government areas of the state.

According to Kaduna State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, the bandits attacked Kurmin Gandu village in Zango Kataf local government and killed five.

The bandits burnt down houses, two motorcycles, and 50 bags of ginger and some dry season farmers lost water pumping machines and other valuables around the Urban general area.

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The commissioner explained that some survivors of the attack were in the hospital undergoing treatment. Adding that search and rescue operations were still in progress.

The security agencies also reported that armed bandits attacked Sabon Gayan and Ungwan Turai villages in Chikun local government area and killed five persons.

Aruwan added that troops of Operation Thunder Strike were combing identified criminal hideouts in the Sabon Gayan area, following the reports that several bandits sustained bullet wounds.