Gunmen suspected to be bandits have reportedly killed eight members of a vigilante group and two other persons in Kakangi and Unguwan Matinja communities in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
A resident of the LG identified as Idris Khalid, who confirmed the incident to newsmen in Kaduna, said the village heads of Kakangi and Kisaya villages, under Kakangi Ward, were also abducted.
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Khalid identified the eight vigilantes killed in Kakangi as Bala Kamba, Abdurrahman Musa (Ubale), Kabiru Dan Dugui, Hambali Abu, Aliyu Abu, Nura Jika (Maleka), Mubarak Musa (Dan Wamba) and Ikra Hantsi.
Two other victims in the Ungwan Matinja community under Gayam Ward were also identified as Christopher Abubakar and Isah Gambo.
Khalid said the vigilantes were attacked while trailing the kidnapped victims who were abducted on their way to a burial ceremony on Thursday morning.
“The vigilantes engaged the terrorists, killing scores of them but could not rescue the two traditional rulers and others,” Khalid added.