9 Burnt To Death, 14 Houses Raze In Fresh Kaduna Bandits Attack

Information reaching the OsunReporters News has it that no fewer than nine people have reportedly been killed and nine others brutally injured by bandits, during an attack on Gindin Dutse Makyali village of Kufana district in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State.

According to reports, the tragic incident occurred in the early hours of Sunday, very close to a military checkpoint.

While narating the ugly incident, a community leader, Moses Musa, in an interview with Channels Television, said that the bandits invaded the community around 5 am as the residents were still asleep and immediately started shooting sporadically, disclosing that nine people were burnt to death inside their rooms, while nine others sustained varying degrees of injuries from fire burns.

He further added that the bandits burned down fourteen houses during the attack that lasted for some hours without any resistance from the military stationed in the community.

At the time of filing this report, the Kaduna State Police authorities are yet to confirm the incident.