A source in Birnin Gwari, who confirmed the attack in a message sent to SaharaReporters, said the incident occurred at about 11am in Layin Danauta village.
Bandits who were believed to be 'repentant’ on Monday morning killed an unspecified number of farmers and abducting nearly 20 others in the Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
A source in Birnin Gwari, who confirmed the attack in a message sent to SaharaReporters, said the incident occurred at about 11am in Layin Danauta village.
According to the source, the armed bandits stormed farmlands located north of the village and opened fire on farmers in what was described as a guerrilla-style attack.
The source said seven women and about 15 men were abducted during the attack, although the figures remained preliminary.
