At least seven people have been killed and ten others kidnapped in separate attacks carried out by bandits in Chikun, Kajuru and Giwa Local Government Areas of Kaduna State.
Among the victims were four persons who were kidnapped and shot to death by the bandits at Tsohon Gayan community in Chikun Local Government Area, while another two were also killed at Iri Station in Kajuru Local Government.
The attacks were saud to have occured in the early hours of Saturday when the bandits stormed the community with some sophisticated weapons and started shooting indiscriminately.
The Kaduna State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan cinfirmed the attack when he led Security operatives to the affected communities on Saturday.
Aruwan described the attack as inhuman, assuring that the state government in collaboration with Security agencies will do everything possible to arrest the perpetrators and halt further attacks.
“We have lost about seven citizens. Four of the many citizens that were kidnapped in Chikun Local Government were shut dead yesterday and one other person was killed in Galadima General Area of Giwa Local Government.
“In the early hours of today, we got a distress call from Iri Station in Kaujuru Local Government and two citizens were killed. We came here to see things for ourselves.”
Kaduna State and other northwestern states have been battling the scourge of banditry with many being kidnapped and killed in recent months.
