KADUNA: Bandits kill father, son, two others in Zangon Kataf

SUSPECTED bandits this morning attacked Wawan Rafi II village, in Zangon Kataf local government areas, killing four.

According to reports, the gunmen invaded the village in an attempt to kidnap locals.

They were, however, intercepted and resisted by community vigilante members.

Commissioner, Ministry of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, confirmed this in a statement this evening.

He said those killed in the attack were identified as Joshua Dauda and his seven-year-old son Philip Dauda as well as Francis Ayuba and Florence Dennis.

The bandits also burnt seven houses, one car and one motorcycle in the attack.

He said security patrols mobilised to the area, repelled the assailants, who retreated into the forests adjoining the location.

The troops recovered eight empty cases of 7.62mm ammunition at the scene of the attack.