Gunmen suspected to be bandits terrorising Birnin-Gwari and Giwa local government areas of Kaduna have killed reportedly no fewer than 12 persons and injured eight others in two villages of Giwa.
According to reports, the bandits invaded Kidandan and Kadai villages between Friday and Saturday for the attacks.
Confirming the development, an anonymous source from the area of attacks said: “12 people were confirmed dead while eight are injured during the attack.
“The attackers came in large number, they besieged Kidandan Friday afternoon killed three people and four wounded while on Saturday night, the gunmen killed nine at Kadai village and four were in critical condition.”