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Bandits Attack Kaduna Communities, Kill 50, Abduct Scores

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3 years ago

Mar 26, 2022.

The bandits invaded the communities and opened fire on innocent residents
Several houses and motorcycles were burnt by the attackers who also rustled over 100 cows belonging to the locals

EKO HOT BLOG reports that about 50 persons were reportedly killed and several others kidnapped bandits in Giwa Local Government Area located in the central senatorial zone of Kaduna State.

The latest incident comes barely a week after 37 people were killed by bandits in a similar attack at Agban Kagoro Chiefdom in Kaura Local Government Area of the state in the southern part of Kaduna state.

The police authorities in Kaduna state said they are still investigating the fresh attack and in already compiling the actual number of casualties during the attack.

But a community leader in Giwa local government, Musa Ahmed, disclosed that six villages were attacked by the terrorists between Thursday night and in the early hours of Friday morning.

The bandits invaded the communities and opened fire on innocent residents.

The affected villages are Dillalai, Barebari, Dokan Alhaji Ya’u, Durumi, Kaya, and Fatika, while several houses and motorcycles were burnt by the attackers who also rustled over 100 cows belonging to the locals.

Meanwhile, a former Governor of Kaduna State, Ahmed Makarfi has expressed sadness over the Giwa attack, describing it as unfortunate and condemnable.

Makarfi, therefore, called on all stakeholders and citizens of Kaduna State to come together to fight the menace that is threatening to overrun the state.

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