Four people were killed and five were injured when bandits stormed Anguwar Dandali in Zaria Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
Mallam Sunusi Yusuf, the region’s village chief, confirmed the incident, telling our correspondent that the suspected bandits arrived at 10.30 p.m. on Friday night and began firing intermittently in the air.
He stated that the bandits had shot nine people and kidnapped five others before security personnel came and engaged them in a gun battle.
“Four of the nine people shot died instantly, while five were seriously injured.”
“Due to the superior power of the security operatives, the bandits after shooting their victims retracted into the bush abducting 4 other people,” the official stated.
Dahiru Tsalha Wawo, Bashir Salisu, Umar Yahuza, and Umar Bako were among those killed by suspected bandits. Abubakar Yahuza, Bala Shamaki, Aliyu Ahmed, and Abdullahi Mamuda were among those who incurred varied degrees of injuries and were hospitalized.
According to this newspaper, the four abducted victims were eventually apprehended by members of the vigilante group in the Jaji region of Igabi Local Government on Saturday morning and reunited with their family.
According to Islamic tradition, funeral prayers were held for the four victims who died and they were buried at Hayin dogo, Anguwar Dankali cemetery.
The neighborhood’s ward leader, Liman Alhaji Musa Tanko, said residents have been plunged into terror and deep grief as the number of attacks in the area has increased.
“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.
“This is becoming so alarming as the activities of the bandits in the vicinity are widening its scope to other parts of the community,” he said.
Tanko called for fervent prayers and a more rigorous security approach to avert recurrence.
When contacted, the acting Police Public Relations Officer at Kaduna State Command, ASP Mansir Hassan pledged to contact the DPO, Dan Magaji and call back but at the time of filing the report, he was unable to call back.