The victims were killed by landmines while returning from the farm.
The Kaduna State Government on Friday said two farmers were killed on Thursday in Chikun Local Government after the vehicle they were travelling in drove over a landmine suspected to have been planted by terrorists operating in the area., in a statement, said the incident occurred around 2:00 p.m. as the victims were returning with farm produce.
Chikun is perhaps the most terrorised area of the state with gangs of armed men freely abducting residents and travellers. The names of the farmers who were killed in the attack were Babajo Alhaji-Tanimu and Safiyanu Ibrahim.
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