Bandits, on Thursday, injured a vigilante commander and set
a patrol vehicle on fire along Manini community, near Kurega town, in Birnin
Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
A source in Kaduna disclosed on Friday that the local
vigilantes were on routine patrol, when suddenly, they came under heavy attack
by the bandits.
He mentioned the name of the injured vigilante as Musa Audu.
Confirming the incident, a community leader, Mohammadu Umaru
said the vigilante commander sustained bullet injury.
According to him, the terrorists blocked the highway for
hours on Thursday evening after setting ablaze the only Gulf vehicle the
vigilantes use to patrol the highway.
“The vigilante commander was hit with a bullet on his
shoulder, but thank God he is responding to treatment,” he said
ASP Jalige Mohammed, Kaduna Police Public Relations Officer
did not pick his calls when contacted.
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