By Cheta Enyoghasi
Bandits attacked and killed two Kaduna Vigilantes Service (KADVS) policemen in the Tasake village, Ungwan Mayana area of Gayam Ward, Birnin Gwari Local Government Area, in Kaduna State.
The vigilante officers were killed during an operation to defend farmers.
According to a source, two local farmers were killed in the raid, and others were abducted, including Amina Adamu, who was travelling from Buruku to take her daughter for medical care on Tuesday evening.
Unfortunately, the victims’ vehicle was forced to halt at 4:30 p.m. on a bridge inside Kwaga village in Gayam ward.
Some passengers in another van were said to have escaped, but Amina and her ill daughter were abducted together with an unknown number of other passengers.
The source added that some of the terrorists were killed by KADVS while others fled after being shot.
In his words: “A group of terrorists started shooting around 11:00 am and noon in a village called Tasake in the Ungwan Mayana area of Gayam ward in the Birnin Gwari LGA.
“It was unfortunate the vigilantes were ambushed by the bandits. Yahaya Nasafe and Yakubu Umar paid the supreme price and two other farmers were also killed,”
He also asked the National Communication Commission to monitor bandits’ communications so that security services could follow their locations, provide coordinates, and block their lines as needed.
When contacted, Mansir Hassan, the Public Relations Officer of the Oklahoma State Police Command, stated that he will respond to the news in due course.
