Four abducted as bandits kill vigilante in Kaduna

• He said that before the farmers abduction the bandits shot dead a vigilante who was also working on his farm

Four farmers have been abducted in Kaduna state by bandits wreaking havoc in Nigeria’s north-west region.

A vigilante, Saleh Aliyu, was also killed during the abduction of the farmers in Nasarawar Azzara community near Katari in Kachia LGA of the State.

The incident happened around 5pm on Saturday when the bandits attacked the farmers on their way from the farm, a community leader, who craved anonymity, said

He said that before the farmers abduction the bandits shot dead a vigilante who was also working on his farm.

He also disclosed that soldiers arrested a suspected bandits’ informant at the SCC Village market last Thursday.

He said that the troops, upon receiving intelligence information, trailed the suspect to the market where he went to buy foodstuffs and other items for the bandits.

The spokesman of the police in the state, ASP Hassan Mansur, could not be reached for comment on the incidents.