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Some bandits have killed five people, including an 80-year-old woman, in separate attacks on three local government areas of Kaduna State.
The local government areas are Chikun, Igabi and Giwa.
The state Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr Samuel Aruwan, who confirmed the attacks on Sunday, said the state was informed of the development by security agencies.
Aruwan said some bandits raided several houses at Sharu village in the Igabi LGA.
The bandits, he said, invaded the village and shot indiscriminately, following which the octogenarian was hit by bullets and died on the spot.
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Security agencies have reported the killing of an aged woman in Sharu village, Igabi local government area of Kaduna state.
Samuel Aruwan, Commissioner, Ministry of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Kaduna State said on Sunday, that the armed bandits invaded the village and raided several homes.
As they shot sporadically, Hauwwa Umaru, 80, was hit by a bullet and died instantly.
In another incident, unknown gunmen killed one Samaila Yohanna, the Ward Head of Konti, in Chikun local government area.
Also in Chikun local government area, bandits killed two locals, Alhaji Sani and Malam Rabiu, at Dande.
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Armed bandits killed an 80-year-old woman, a ward head and three other locals in attacks on Kaduna communities.
The incidents, which happened at three different local governments, saw five people dead and three locals injured.
The Kaduna Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, confirmed the killings in a statement on Sunday. He did not disclose the exact days the incidents occurred.
He said security agencies reported the killing of the woman in Sharu village, Igabi Local Government Area, to the Kaduna government.
The armed bandits invaded the village and raided several homes. As they shot sporadically, Hauwwa Umaru, 80, was hit by a bullet and died instantly, he added