At least four persons have been killed in a fresh attack on Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State by suspected bandits.
Among those killed was a newly recruited schoolteacher.
The killings happened in two communities identified as Gefe village and Tudun Mare in the same local government.
The attack on Gefe claimed three lives including that of the youth leader of the village on Sunday night.
It’s gathered that the second attack which occured at Tundun Mare, the teacher identified as Elisha Arziki was killed.
A resident, who simply identified himself as Benjamin, said the youth leader and the two villagers were buried on Monday.
“The youth leader alongside two villagers were killed by the bandits when they stormed the village on Sunday. They were buried on Monday. The bandits also killed a teacher at Tudun Mare village on Monday night,” he said.
The police Command Public Relations Officer DSP Mohammed Jalige has not made a comment on the issue.