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Gunmen Kill Thirty People In Kaduna Villages

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Suspected gunmen stormed the Igabi and Giwa Local Government Areas of Kaduna State and killed thirty people, several others were also injured during the attack.

The villages that were attacked by the gunmen suspected to be bandits are Kerawa, Rago, Marina, Zariyawa, Hashimawa, Gidan Musa Saidu, and Unguwar Barau.

However, the Kaduna State government and police authorities are yet to confirm the attack.

An indigene of Giwa local government who spoke on the condition of anonymous on Monday stated that some bandits attacked the villages and killed over 30 people including men and women.

The source further stated that troops of the Nigerian Army and Air Force launched an attack against the bandits which led to the death of some of them.

Another source noted that the bandits launched a revenge attack on the villagers who they accused of providing information to security agencies which resulted in the death of their members previous weeks.

According to Daily Post as at the time of filing this report, the Kaduna Police Public Relations Officer did not pick his calls neither did he respond to message sent to him.