- Five persons were also injured during the attack that reportedly took place arrived around 10.30 pm on Friday night
- The village head of the area, Mallam Sunusi Yusuf, confirmed the incident
At least four persons have lost their lives in a fresh attack on Anguwar Dandali in the Zaria Local Government Area of Kaduna State by bandits.
Five persons were also injured during the attack that reportedly took place around 10.30 pm on Friday night.
The village head of the area, Mallam Sunusi Yusuf, confirmed the incident.
He disclosed that that the suspected bandits had succeeded in shooting 9 people and abducted 5 before the arrival of security operatives who engaged them in a gun duel.
“Out of the nine people shot, 4 instantly died while 5 sustained serious injuries.
“Due to the superior power of the security operatives, the bandits after shooting their victims retracted into the bush abducting 4 other people,” Daily Trust quoted him to have said.
Those killed by the suspected bandits include; Dahiru Tsalha Wawo, Bashir Salisu, Umar Yahuza and Umar Bako. While those who sustained various degrees of injuries and were hospitalized were; Abubakar Yahuza, Bala Shamaki, Aliyu Ahmed, and Abdullahi Mamuda.
Daily Trust gathered that the four abducted victims were later intercepted by members of the vigilante group at the Jaji area of Igabi Local government Saturday morning and have been reunited with their families.
Funeral prayer for the four victims who lost their lives was conducted and subsequently buried at Hayin dogo, Anguwar Dankali cemetery according to Islamic rite.
Liman Alhaji Musa Tanko, the ward head of the area, bemoaned the attack.
He said residents have been gripped by panic and grief as the spate of attacks continued to increase within the vicinity.
“Though this is the first time the bandits were invading Anguwar Dandali, however, it is the same with the neighbouring Wusasa and Kuregu areas that have continuously been attacked by the bandits.” he said
Tanko called for fervent prayers and a more rigorous security approach to avert recurrence.
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