About fifty people were killed while unspecified number of persons were abducted when bandits attacked nine communities in Giwa Local Government Area of Kaduna State.<\/p>\n
ASP Mohammed Jalinge, Police Public Relations Officer in the state,\u00a0 who confirmed the incident, said the command is yet to compile the actual number of deaths recorded during the invasion.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are still waiting for the full details of the incident from the Divisional Police Officer, Giwa and the Area Commander Zaria,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Speaking to Daily Trust, a member of Vigilante Group in Dillalai area, Mansur Ibrahim, said the bandits also burnt houses and vehicles, motorcycles and rustled away over 100 cows.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe villages affected were Dillalai, Zango Tama, Kaya, Barebari, Anguwan Bakko, Gidan Alhajin Kida, Kadanya and Durumi among others.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDillalai was worst hit by the attack where about 15 people were reported to be killed, with five commercial trucks and five houses burnt.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe bandits also burnt a church at Zangon Tama village, all in Giwa local government area,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Ibrahim said some of the victims who sustained gunshot injuries were receiving treatment at Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital Shika-Zaria.<\/p>\n
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