Bandits kill 2 herders, rustle 320 cows in Kaduna community
Bandits have reportedly gunned down two herders, identified as Mudda Shannon and Suleiman Bello, and injured one other at Kurmin Lemu village in Kagarko LGA of Kaduna State. A member of Kurmin Lemu community, Shuaibu Ibrahim, said the incident happened on Thursday around 12am. He said the bandits, who came in their large numbers, welding […]
the injured herder
Bandits have reportedly gunned down two herders, identified as Mudda Shannon and Suleiman Bello, and injured one other at Kurmin Lemu village in Kagarko LGA of Kaduna State.
A member of Kurmin Lemu community, Shuaibu Ibrahim, said the incident happened on Thursday around 12am.
He said the bandits, who came in their large numbers, welding weapons, invaded the herders’ camp, rustled 320 cows and killed two of the herders.
He said one of the herders narrowly escaped but sustained bullet injuries, adding that the bandits went straight to where the cows were camped and moved them into the forest.
Ibrahim said the injured herder was taken to a hospital in Kagarko town, where he was undergoing treatment.
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He said, “Some troops stationed at Kagarko were alerted but before they could arrive at the camp, the bandits had escaped with the cows.”
A community leader from the area, who preferred anonymity, confirmed the incident to our reporter on the phone.
The leader said he received a report from one of the leaders of the herders that bandits invaded their camp and killed two people.
The community leader said he had informed the troops about the attack, adding that the remains of the two herders had been buried.
The spokesman of the Kaduna State Police Command, ASP Hassan Mansur, could not be reached for comment on the incident.