Armed bandits have chased away mourners from a graveyard at Kagi village, about three kilometres from Science Secondary School Birnin-Gwari in Kaduna State on Saturday.
The incident occurred, around 8.40 am, when relatives and volunteers, as well as a handful of Policemen, went to Kagi for the burial of two victims of armed bandits attack.
A statement from Birnin Gwari Vanguard for Security and Good Governance on Saturday disclosed that the gunmen shot indiscriminately at the mourners at the graveside.
“The people as well as the police took to their heels and returned to Birnin-Gwari town for safety.”
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The statement continued, “later around 12.00 noon, vigilante groups, volunteers numbering about 300 and police went back to Kagi and outnumbered the armed bandits to bury those killed in yesterday’s attack.”
In another development, armed bandits also attacked Kagi and Kugu farming communities on Saturday around 6.00 pm, killing two people, wounded two others and carted away cows and grains.
To this end, the statement called on the Federal and state government as well as security agencies to deploy more personnel to protect the lives and property of the citizens of Birnin Gwari.
However, the Police image maker, DSP Yakubu Sabo could not confirm the two incidents.
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