Suspected bandits have killed four villagers including a newly recruited schoolteacher in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
The killings took place 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 was gathered that in the second attack which occurred 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 was 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 promised to call our reporter back after getting details of the incidents but had not done so as of the time of filling this report.