Bandits kill five locals in Kaduna community

Five locals have lost their lives to the brutality of bandits in Ganin-Gari community of Randagi Ward, in the Western part of Birnin Gwari Local Area of Kaduna State.

Ishaq Usman Kafai, Chairman, Birnin-Gwari Emirate Progressive Union (BEPU), has via a statement, revealed that the attack occurred early in the week, when the bandits who were about 40, on motorcycles, invaded the community.

According to him, the bandits have killed two people, rustled cattle and abducted an unconfirmed number of people in the community.

He told newsmen that after the attack on the community, a joint team of policemen and local vigilantes have engaged the bandits around Tudun Wada Bridge and secured the freedom of all the kidnapped victims and rustled cattle.

According to him, “On their way back to their hideouts, they (bandits) killed a mad teenage boy who they came across on the road around Dawakin Bassa community.

“On Monday, they also killed another two locals at their farms, bringing to total the number of locals killed to five.”