Katsina: Bandits kill APC ward chair, one other

Bandits have killed the All Progressives Congress (APC) chairman in Aribi Ward, Kagarko local government area of Kaduna State, Mr Iliya Auta and one other person.

Though Kaduna Police spokesman, ASP Muhammad Jalige, said he was yet to receive report from the Area Commander, a competent source from the community said the APC chairman was killed in his farm while another person with him sustained bullet injury and was receiving treatment at an hospital in Kagarko town.

The source said Ilya was not the target of the bandits apparently on a mission when they saw him in the farm making a call beside his car.

They reportedly believed he was calling to report their presence and was shot him dead.

 

The source said: “The APC ward Chairman went to his farm and after close of work on his farm, he was about going back home but his car developed an electrical fault and he was trying to call an electrician to help come and fix it not knowing that the bandits were behind him and thought he was calling the villagers to report their presence.

“That was how they shot him and he died instantly and the other person with him also sustained bullet shot and receiving treatment at Kagarko hospital now.

“One other person by name Tanko was killed in another village called Kuchi and another person sustained injury and in critical condition in the hospital.

“The bandits also made away with eight motorcycles and several cattle but to the best of my knowledge, there was no known kidnap of persons”

Another source however said unconfirmed number of persons were abducted after the attack on Monday night within and around communities in Kagarko local government area. Nation