In the Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State, suspected terrorists have carried out a deadly attack, resulting in the deaths of eight members of a vigilance group and two other individuals in the Kakangi and Unguwan Matinja communities. Additionally, village heads from Kakangi and Kisaya villages were abducted during the incident.
According to Idris Khalid, a resident of the area, the armed assailants launched the attack early Thursday morning. The eight vigilante members killed in Kakangi were identified as Bala Kamba, Abdurrahman Musa (Ubale), Kabiru Dan Dugui, Hambali Abu, Aliyu Abu, Nura Jika (Maleka), Mubarak Musa (Dan Wamba), and Ikra Hantsi. In the Ungwan Matinja community, Christopher Abubakar and Isah Gambo lost their lives.
Khalid explained that the vigilantes were ambushed while attempting to track down kidnapped victims en route to a burial between Kakangi and Sabon Layi. Despite engaging the terrorists and inflicting casualties, they were unable to rescue the abducted village heads and others.