19 Killed As Gunmen Raid Kaduna Communities

19 people were confirmed dead during the weekend as armed men raided two villages in Kaduna State.

The Home Affairs Commissioner, Samuel Aruwan confirmed this in a statement.

He said, “The citizens were killed by armed bandits at Kutemeshi village in Birnin Gwari and Kujeni village in Kajuru , where several others were left with bullet wounds.”

He noted that  bandits riding on motorcycles killed 14 people and injured others when they invaded Kutemeshi where they looted shops , .

“On the same day , motorbike – riding gunmen also stormed Kujeni where they killed five people and burnt several ” houses , warehouses and a church, ”said Aruwan.