At least seven people in the Kaja community of Ningi Local Government in Bauchi State were killed by gunmen on Tuesday night.
Reports from the resident of the community have it that the gunmen stormed the community at about 10 pm and started shooting indiscriminately.
The remains of the deceased were buried on Wednesday morning, according to Premium Times.
A witness recounted that the local vigilante members engaged the assailants in a gunfight. Unfortunately, one of the vigilante members was killed.
“The residents believe that the attack in the Kaja community is revenge carried out on the community by the bandits after Monday’s attack where two kidnappers were killed by the security operatives in the area.
“Ningi has the problem of banditry, this year I could not farm completely because I could not go to the area; the insecurity here has worsened in recent times,” Ibrahim Ayuba, a farmer in the community explained.
The new Commissioner of Police in the state, Auwal Muhammad, has assured of tackling criminality in the area.
