Cattle rustlers raid Kaduna Village, shoot 8

About eight (8) persons have been reportedly killed and several others injured by armed bandits suspected to be cattle rustlers in Kurega village, Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State.

Kurega community shares bother with Birnin Gwari local government area which has experience series of attack in recent time.

The Kaduna state police command confirmed the incident, and added that they are on the trail of the attackers with a view to arresting them.

A resident of the community told Channels Television that the gunmen storm the community in their numbers invaded the village at about 2:00pm on Tuesday May 29th, 2018.

The resident added that the gunmen attempted to rustle cows belonging to some herders in the community. And when the people tried to resist them, the gunmen started shooting at the villagers which led to the death of the eight people while several others sustained serious injuries.

A Vigilante member in the community was among those that were killed by the gunmen.

The gunmen stole some cows after the attack that lasted for over two hours.

The attack came barely a week after over thirty people who were travelling along the Birnin Gwari – Kaduna road were abducted by gunmen and are yet to be found.

Ben Idah

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