These attacks were coming less than 48 hours when the Minister of Interior, General Abdulrahman Dambazau assured the people of the state the federal government resolved to end any form of criminality.
Also, the police in the state had declared that they have retrieved over 1,000 arms and ammunition from people in the rural areas.
Findings revealed that the Chikun attack occurred in the early hours of Thursday morning when the gunmen stormed Sarari village in Chikun LG.
An eyewitness said the bandits came on motorcycles and began to move from house to house shooting at the sight and in the process, the village head, Sule Sarari and five others were killed, while 8 others were seriously wounded.
“We have to convey the injured people to a Primary Health Centre at Udawa in Birnin Gwari which is the nearest village that has a facility,” he declared.
While in Jema’a LG area two people were killed on Thursday afternoon near a collapsed bridge.
According to a member representing Jema’a/Sanga Constituency, Nicholas Shehu, the deceased was killed after taking a sick patient to Kafanchan and on their way back, they were killed.
According to him, “This will be the third time that an attack will be carried out from the uncompleted Asso bridge.”
The police image maker, Muktar Husseini could not be reached for confirmation.
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