- Suspected cattle rustlers reportedly killed eight vigilante members in a Kaduna village
- The cattle rustlers also stole some cows
- The police confirmed the incident, adding that officers have been deployed to the area
Suspected cattle rustlers on Tuesday, May 29, killed eight persons at Kurega village in Chikun local government area of Kaduna state, police said.
According to Premium Times, the rustlers reportedly attacked the community which shares a boundary with Birnin Gwari local government, shooting sporadically
NAIJ.com gathered that residents of the community said the incident occurred around 2pm.
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A community leader, who identified himself as ‘Sardauna’ said that the injured had been taken to a hospital at the nearby community, Udawa village.
He said the rustlers also stole some cows.
“They just came into the town this afternoon and opened fire on innocent people killing some and took away cows,” he said.
Another member of a vigilante group in the area, who said he participated in chasing the bandits said they ran into the bush when they sighted vigilantes coming after them.
“The people of Kurega village lost eight of their strong hunters. We have brought out eight bodies to the town, from the bush.
“The prominent members of the vigilantes killed is the head of vigilantes in Kurega village, then Wamzam too was killed, Falari and another hunter nicknamed Arna Basu Ganinka was also killed by the rustlers,” he said.
He also said that “many of the rustlers escaped with gunshots wounds”.
Premium Times reports that the public relations officer of the state police command, Aliyu Muktar, confirmed the incident.
He, however, said only three persons were killed while four others were injured.
“Yes, we got the information that around 2 pm, some suspected cattle rustlers attacked Kurega village and killed three persons, injured four others,” he said.
Muktar said the command had already deployed officers to the area.
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NAIJ.com previously reported that unidentified gunmen allegedly kidnapped 31 persons on two separate occasions between Tuesday, May 22 and Wednesday, May 23 on Birnin-Gwari-Kaduna highways.
According to Daily Trust, the first incident occurred on Tuesday, around 7pm, when a Sharon bus was stopped by the bandits at a town known as Ladi, close to Buruku.
Nine passengers and a driver were reportedly abducted from the vehicle, and led into the bush by the bandits.
The second incident occurred on Wednesday, at 7am, when bandits again stopped three Golf cars carrying six passengers and the drivers and led them into the bush.
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Source: Naija.ng