Gunmen kill community leader, six others in Bauchi village

<p>Three days after Bauchi State Police Command announced it rescued 10 kidnap victims in Ningi LGA, gunmen on Wednesday attacked and killed seven people including a community leader in Gara Village of Kurmi ward in the area.</p>, <p>A member of the Vigilante group in the area who witnessed the incident, anonymously confirmed to this medium that the bandits invaded the area on one motorcycle, a Bajaj Boxer at about 9:00pm, Tuesday where they attacked and killed the innocent people.</p>, <p>He said that the gunmen suspected to be the Kidnappers terrorising the areas, came in three numbers on the motorcycle with heavy guns which the local security could not confront them with but had to take cover.</p>, <p>The eyewitness further said that the bandits shot and killed the Ward Head of Gara, Mai Anguwa Ali aged 50 along with five other people.</p>, <p>Among those killed were: Alh Ibrahim, Shuaibu Adamu, 45; Yunusa Adamu, 50; Umaru Sabo, 25; and Ali Aldo.</p>, <p>Another member of the community noted that the gunmen burgled shops in the village and cartered away foodstuffs and two motorcycles.</p>, <p>The bandits were also said to have killed one volunteer security guard and injured one Army in Gamji Village during a gun duel with Soldiers.</p>, <p>In a separate attack, the gunmen suspected to be Kidnappers also stormed Yadagungume and kidnapped the wife, daughter and driver of Alh Lawan Maliya, a popular businessman in Yadagungume area of Ningi local government area at the wee hours of Tuesday.</p>, <p>The issue of kidnapping and killing of innocent people has become almost a daily affair in the area, as of recently, the Kidnappers had stormed Anguwar Madaki, Kwajale and Balele in Kurmi ward were they kidnaped two people and injured many.</p>, <p>The Bauchi State Police Command confirmed the attack through its Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Ahmed Wakili who spoke to Our Correspondent vide the phone late Wednesday evening.</p>, <p>According to him, “Today, we woke up with very sad news. First of all, the Co