“It is unbelievable. As of now, I cannot say how many people were killed, but I know they are many, What I know is that two Hilux vans have evacuated the dead from the camp.
Several members of the vigilante group, including its leader, were also injured in the bombing, locals said.
A community leader told PREMIUM TIMES that during the attack, several villagers were kidnapped and several herds of cattle were rustled. “It is unbelievable. As of now, I cannot say how many people were killed, but I know they are many,” he told PREMIUM TIMES.“It is the vigilante men that have been protecting us against these bandits and now that many of them have been killed, we are at the mercy of the gunmen,” the source added.
“Government is already on top of the incident as we are battling with the survivors and injured and how to restore peace to the area,” the commissioner added.
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