Bandits kill ward head, 80-year-old woman, others in Kaduna
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By Ibrahim HassanWuyo
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
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.