Suspected bandits invaded Kwassam and Sabon Layi Kan Makama communities in Kauru Local Government Area of Kaduna State, killing six residents, while scores, including a retired director of the Central Bank of Nigeria, were kidnapped.
Suspected bandits invaded Kwassam and Sabon Layi Kan Makama communities in Kauru Local Government Area of Kaduna State, killing six residents, while scores, including a retired director of the Central Bank of Nigeria, were kidnapped. The Southern Kaduna Peoples Union confirmed the incident on Saturday, saying no fewer than 50 residents were abducted by the hoodlums.
An official statement by the state government through the Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, also confirmed the attack but was silent on the number of people killed and abducted in Kauru LGA. Governor Uba Sani condemned the attack just as he condoled with the families of the victims. The governor, who spoke through Aruwan at Gwada and Kerawa villages in Igabi LGA during an on-the-spot assessment of the security situation in the area, appealed for aggressive military operations against bandits across the stat
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