Gunmen suspected to be bandits have killed four people and injured three others in Alkaleri Local Government Area of Bauchi State.
Chairman of Alkaleri Local Government Yusuf Garba confirmed the incident, today in Bauchi.
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He said four people have been killed by the bandits who went to the village to abduct the hamlet head of Jimari Sabuwa, New Tudun Wadan Jada, Jauro Banu, but when people raised alarm they abandoned their mission and fled.
The chairman said the kidnappers came through the largest border forest with Taraba, Gombe and Plateau states, adding that security operatives are pursuing them.
Yusuf said they held a security council meeting with the state security chiefs and the Secretary to the State Government.
Our correspondent gathered from the locals that the affected communities are Tudun Wadan Jada, Old Jamari Sabuwa Garin Jauro Bano.
Local sources including vigilantes told our correspondent that the bandits went to abduct someone who raised alarm, leading youths to mobilize themselves against the bandits.
“”Because of the large number of people that raised alarm the bandits opened fire and killed four people and injured three, but they were unable to go with the abducted people,” Dateline Nigeria learnt.
Resident of the area Muhammad Usman told our reporter that the attackers arrived in the community around 11:45 pm in the night.
“They came on motorcycles and when people raised the alarm they started shooting sporadically and fled to the bush after they killed four people.”
Locals said the injured victims were taken to hospital in neighbouring Gombe State.
They separately confirmed that police and army officers, among others, have visited the communities attacked, where they calmed them down and assured them of protection of their lives and properties.
Police Public Relations Officer Mohammed Ahmed Wakil neither confirmed nor denied the attack and promised to speak after receiving information.
