Bandits Invade Kaduna Community, Kill Six

By John Shiklam in Kaduna

Six people have been reportedly killed by bandits in an attack on Takanai community, Zangon Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna state.
Samson Markus, a community leader, confirmed the incident on Wednesday in a telephone call.
He said the bandits invaded the community at about 7m on Tuesday, killing six people including two children.
According to him, residents of the community were going about their normal activities on Tuesday evening when suddenly the bandits arrived, shooting sporadically, and people started running for their dear lives.
“The bandits came around 7pm, when we least expected that such a thing could happen. We  were going about our usual activities when suddenly, we heard sporadic gunshots.
“Everybody started running helter-skelter for safety. Four people from the same family and another two from the same family were killed, including two children.”
He said  by the time security personnel arrived the community, the bandits had fled.
Markus  lamented the resurgence of attacks in communities and appealed to the government and security agencies to take urgent steps to crush the criminals. 
Mansir Hassan, acting spokesperson of the Kaduna State police command did not respond to telephone calls when contacted.