The death toll by terrorists’ attack at Kagoro Chiefdom in Kaura Local Government Area of Kaduna State has risen to 26.
Kaduna State Government earlier on Monday March 21, imposed a 24-hour curfew on Kaura and Jema’a Local Government Areas after bandits attacked Kagoro, killing many villagers while several properties were destroyed.
It was gathered that the bandits invaded the community in three 18-seater buses at about 7 p.m. on Sunday, March 20, and operated till 11p.m.
Apart from the villagers killed, the gunmen were said to have ambushed and killed two soldiers who responded to a distress call and set ablaze scores of houses in Kagoro.
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The Chairman of Kaura Local Government, Matthias Siman, who confirmed the latest development to Channels TV, said that the death toll has risen to 26.
