Bandits kill seven, kidnap 10 in fresh Kaduna attacks

Bandits kill seven, kidnap 10 in fresh Kaduna attacks

No fewer than seven people have been killed and 10 others kidnapped in separate attacks carried out by bandits in Chikun, Kajuru and Giwa Local Government Areas of Kaduna State.

Among the victims were four persons kidnapped and shot to death by the bandits at Tsohon Gayan community in Chikun Local Government Area, while another two were also killed at Iri Station in Kajuru Local Government Area.

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Moses Matthew, a resident of Iri Station in Kaujuru Local Government Area, told Channels Television that the bandits stormed the community around 1am with some sophisticated weapons and started shooting indiscriminately.

The Kaduna State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, who led Security operatives to the affected communities on Saturday, described the attack as inhuman, assuring that the state government in collaboration with Security agencies will do everything possible to arrest the perpetrators and halt further attacks.

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