KADUNA: Again, bandits attack two LGAs, kill four

GUNMEN, suspected to be bandits, have again attacked Igabi and Jema’a Local Government Areas of Kaduna State, killing four persons and injuring several others.

Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, in a statement yesterday, said three persons were killed by armed bandits in Ungwan Lalle village in Igabi LGA, adding that the attack took place in the early hours of Monday.

He further stated that reports had it that the bandits initially attempted to barricade the Kwanar Tsintsiya road, along the Kaduna-Zaria highway but were repelled by troops and vigilante patrols.

Aruwan gave the names of those killed as Dayyabu Yarima, Dalhatu Ashiru, and Suleiman Samatu.

Continuing, the commissioner revealed that troops of Operation Safe Haven reported that gunmen attacked Niima Clinic in Golgofa village in Jema’a LGA, late Monday night where a staff of the clinic was killed and three other sustained gunshot injuries.

He said further: “Governor Nasir El-Rufai noted the reports with sadness and prayed for the repose of the souls of those killed while sending condolences to their families. He also wished the injured a speedy recovery.”