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Samuel Aruwan, the state commissioner for security and internal affairs, confirmed the killings in a statement on Wednesday.
According to him, security agencies reported a sequence of attacks by armed bandits on soft targets in Igabi and Chikun LGAs occurring over the last 48 hours, leading to the death of 18 people.
“According to the reports, Anaba village in Igabi local government area was attacked, with seven residents killed, listed as: Ali Musa, Isa Sharehu, Tijjani Isa, Auwalu Shehu, Hashim Abdullahi, Hassan Saidu, and Umar Rilwanu,” he said.
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“Many of the houses in the community were burnt down, along with storehouses and barns. About 20 cows were rustled and a number of poultry slaughtered and carted away.
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Some bandits have raided the Igabi and Chikun local government areas of Kaduna State, killing 18 persons.
The PUNCH learnt that the separate attacks happened between Monday and Tuesday.
The state Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr Samuel Aruwan, who confirmed the incident in a statement on Wednesday, said the bandits attacked soft targets in Igabi and Chikun in the last 48 hours.
He said security operatives informed the state that the bandits first invaded Anaba village in Igabi LG, killing seven residents while houses were razed and over 20 cows rustled.
The commissioner gave the names of those killed as Ali Musa, Isa Sharehu, Tijjani Isa, Auwalu Shehu, Hashim Abdullahi, Hassan Saidu and Umar Rilwanu.
No fewer than 18 persons have been killed by gunmen in separate attacks in Igabi and Chikun councils of Kaduna State. Confirming this yesterday, the Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, said the victims of the attack were soft targets.
Kaduna state government has said security agencies have reported a sequence of attacks by armed bandits on soft targets in Igabi and Chikun local government areas killing 18 residents.
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