Bandits have killed six vigilante members at Awaro checking point, Birnin-Gwari, Kaduna State.
This was disclosed by Usman Babangida, a colleague of the deseased in an interview on Wednesday. He said the bandits attacked the checking point on Tuesday around 4pm.
“The incident happened by 4:00pm when the bandits were passing through the Awaro Checking point and attacked the local vigilantes on sighting them. They killed all the six vigilante members on the spot, untill some villagers discovered their bodies and later conveyed them to the town.”
He said the attack came at the same time when another clash with the bandits was happening at a nearby community called Bugai.
Casualty figures were still unknown as at press time.
