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Bandits on Friday reportedly opened fire on travellers along the Birnin-Gwari Road in Kaduna State, leading to the killing of six persons.
This is just as suspected bandits killed two persons and inflicted gunshot wounds on two women in Ugwan Makada in Dusten Abba Ward, Zaria Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
Also, two persons were killed in an auto crash and eight sustained serious injuries while drivers drove against traffic along the Kaduna-Abuja Expressway on Friday.
In the Birnin-Gwari highway attack, it was learnt that the bandits opened fire on the vehicle people were travelling in and the driver lost control.
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Bandits have opened fire on six commuters along the Kaduna-Birnin Gwari road.
The Kaduna State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, disclosed this in a statement issued on Friday.
He said the bandits, who were on the run from aggressive patrols by security agencies in the Birnin Gwari general area, took to the highway around Ungwan Dangedda, adding that as they retreated, they shot at several vehicles.
The driver of one commercial vehicle was said to have been hit and lost control of the vehicle, which somersaulted several times before coming to a stop.
According to the Commissioner, the bandits then fled the location.
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The Kaduna State Government on Friday confirmed that six persons were burnt to death during a bandits’ induced auto crash in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State
This was contained in a statement issued on Friday by Mr. Samuel Aruwan Commissioner, Ministry of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Kaduna State.
Mr. Aruwan explained that bandits opened fire on commuters along the Kaduna-Birnin Gwari road.
He said the bandits who were on the run from aggressive patrols in the Birnin Gwari general area, took to the highway around Ungwan Dangedda and shot at several vehicles on the highway while they retreated.