Unknown gunmen in army camouflage kill 6 in Kaduna

Gunmen numbering about ten have killed six persons in separate attacks on Baking Kofi, Kaninkon Chiefdom in the Jema’a Local Government Area of Kaduna State.

Four other persons were also said to have been injured in the attack which happened on Thursday.

The yet-to-be identified gunmen, according to a source, stormed the communities in army camouflage and mobile police uniforms.

A member of the local security committee, Auta Maurice, said the gunmen’s attacks claimed the lives of six people.

He said, “The first attack occurred at about 10am when some members of our community  went to the bush to cut wood for roofing their houses. All of a sudden, the herdsmen opened fire on them and three people were killed while others managed to escape.

“The second attack happened at about 11am at a local mining site. Three people were also killed there, while four others were injured.

“We reported the case to the soldiers maintaining security in our community and we went to the bush with them, but the bandits had fled.”

Confirming the incident, The State Police Public Relations Officer, Aliyu Mukhtar, an Assistant Superintendent of Police, said four males and two females lost their lives during the attacks.