A community leader and his nephew have been reportedly killed as suspected bandits launched a fresh attack at Unguwan Mai Awo village in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna state.
According to reports, 4 women including a nursing mother were also abducted in the attack which occurred on Wednesday, January 11, 2023.
The community leader, Malam Ibrahim Abdullahi, and his nephew were killed in his house by the terrorists, who moved to another location in the village and abducted the women.
A local, Mallam Idris, said the terrorists attacked the village around 3.30 am and shot sporadically to scare the villagers away when they arrived. He said two other persons in the village were injured and taken to a hospital for treatment
According to him, “the terrorists killed Malam Ibrahim Abdullahi who is a community leader and also a Chairman of Fityanul Islam First Aid group of the area, and his nephew ,Zakari Yau. Four women including a nursing mother were also abducted by the terrorists from the community.”
The spokesperson of the Kaduna State Police Command, DSP Mohammed Jalige was yet to react to the incident but said he would do so when he gets the details