It was gathered that the incident took place at about 4.00pm on Wednesday.
Babangida said the incident occurred just as the hoodlums clashed with other bandits at a nearby community named Bugai.
He couldn’t confirm the casualty figures arising from the clash as of the time of filing this report. “The incident happened around 4:00pm when the bandits were passing through the Awaro checkpoint and attacked the local vigilantes on sighting them. They killed all the six vigilante members on the spot, until some villagers discovered their bodies and later conveyed them to the town,” he said.A call put to the Police Public Relations Officer, Muhammad Jalige, indicated that his telephone line was busy.
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