Bandits have killed an unspecified number of farmers who were abducted in Buruku and Udawa villages in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
Confirming the incident on Sunday, the spokesman of the Kaduna State Command, Mohammed Jalige, said victims were kidnapped from their farms during an attack on the two communities over a month ago.
Mr Jalige explained that the bodies of some of the victims were later discovered on Saturday.
Although Mr. Jalige did not confirm the number of casualties; reports suggest that at least eight of the farmers were killed.
He, however, noted that investigation is ongoing to ascertain the actual number of those killed while a manhunt of the bandits is also being intensified.
The affected areas, located along the Kaduna-Birnin Gwari Road, have been a hotbed of banditry and kidnapping in Chikun Local Government.
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