No fewer than 23 villagers have been killed as bandits attacked the Anguwar Danko village under the Kakangi constituency of Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna, Northwest Nigeria.
The terrorists invaded the community on Wednesday night, firing gunshots sporadically and abducting dozens of residents.
According to residents, the bandits operated freely in the community, which is located approximately 10 kilometers from Dogon Dawa village in the same Local Government Area.
Yahaya Musa Dan Salio, the representative for Kakangi Ward in the State House of Assembly, confirmed the attack, stating that 23 residents were killed, with five others injured.
He added that some villagers managed to escape into the bush during the chaos caused by the invasion.
“There were casualties following Wednesday’s invasion in my constituency because so far 23 people were confirmed killed by the bandits. 19 at Anguwar Danko while 4 were killed at Kanawa village. They were buried this morning (Thursday),” he said.
Cows were also rustled from the community during the attack.
The Chief Press Secretary to the Interim Local Government Chairman of Birnin Gwari LGA, Alhassan Ibrahim Saulawa, also confirmed over 20 casualties.
He mentioned that the Interim Chairman, Salisu Isah, visited the community to offer condolences and support to the affected villagers and the injured.
According to him, the exact number of people abducted remains unknown as many are still missing, having fled into the bush during the attack.
The police in the state are yet to state the development as of press time.
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