Bandits kill seven worshippers in Kaduna mosque

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It was learnt that the incident took place on Friday night when Muslim worshippers were observing the Isha'i (Sunset) prayers in a local

“Security agencies comprising soldiers and police from Ikara town and Palgore area arrived at the scene around 12:30 a.m,” saying that by the time the security agents came, the bandits had already left the village.

He said police personnel had been mobilised to comb nearby bushes with the view to fish out the perpetrators of the dastardly act. The police chief blamed the unfortunate incident on the community who failed to inform the police of the presence of the bandits in good time in order to foil the attack. “The Command is not happy with the situation,” he said, while adding that, “the bandits went to the village around 4 pm, buying things from the villagers. Seeing strange faces, the villagers are supposed to communicate with the police in the area.

 

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