Tears as bandits kill six in fresh Kaduna attack

Bandits   have    killed six persons in  Fadaman Rimi community in Chikun Local Government Area of  Kaduna State.

It was learnt that the hoodlums invaded the village in the early hours of Saturday, shooting indiscriminately.

It was learnt that gunmen   had abducted two people in Kgosi Gadani village in the LGA on Thursday.

A resident of Fadaman  village,  Rimi, said the bandits stormed the community  in large  numbers  at about 6am Saturday.

An  eyewitness, who  spoke on condition of anonymity, said they shot dead  six people, with scores sustaining gunshot injuries.

The source said, “I can’t say how many they (bandits) were,  but they came in large numbers with sophisticated weapons.

“When we  heard  gunshots,  we ran  for dear life. Most of our people ran into the bush while the gunmen shot at them.

“The gunmen took away cows and other valuables.”

The Kaduna State Police Command confirmed the killing of the six persons in Fadaman Rimi, near Udawa in Chikun Local Government Area of the state by the bandits.

The Command’s Public Relations Officer, Yakubu Sabo, identified the victims as Saminu, Wosha, Isiya, Titus, Madami and Tanko. Punch