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The assault, which took place in the early hours of Sunday, also saw an unconfirmed number of residents abducted by the assailants.

At least eight people have been confirmed dead and 18 others injured following a deadly attack by armed bandits on Wake village in Kachia Local Government Area of Kaduna State.

The assault, which took place in the early hours of Sunday, also saw an unconfirmed number of residents abducted by the assailants.

The attackers, who stormed the community in Agunu Ward in large numbers, launched a coordinated assault that left the village in chaos.

Local sources said the bandits moved swiftly, shooting indiscriminately and forcing residents to flee, before taking captives whose whereabouts remain unknown.

The incident underscores the worsening insecurity in Southern Kaduna, a region that has faced repeated violent attacks in recent years.

“I can confirm that bandits killed eight of our people in Wake village, injured about 18, and kidnapped several others,” a local source reported.

The injured victims were rushed to medical facilities, with some receiving treatment in Kachia town while those in critical condition were transferred to hospitals in Kaduna.

The attack starkly contradicts recent official claims of a decline in banditry across the state. A community source expressed frustration, lamenting that authorities often ignore the suffering of rural residents.

“As usual, no media is interested in our woes, and even our leaders, because of the politics surrounding banditry in the state,” the source said.

As of press time, neither the Kaduna State Police Command nor the state government had issued an official statement on the attack.

fergie001:
Iwaeda, I am tired of you and bandits attack.

What's going on really? It's like it's everywhere.... Mr President (sorry he is on vacation and didn't hand over to his Vice).

NSA, CDS, IGP, Govs, do we still have a country?

2special:
That short man devil still wants to proof a point.

iwaeda:
Nigeria is under siege and we are defending party that offers nothing, but hardship and hunger.

SeeWahala:
HAAA! Kaduna again today?

So today alone, attacks in borno, kwara and kaduna? Just in one day over 100 souls kpafuoo just like that?

Tilumbu is still chilling on his vacation oh, hahaha 😂 I don cry taya already jor, make I laugh small 😏

shoodboi2:
Kaduna is literally the home of the Nigerian Army. It houses an army division and multiple training schools and military units. Kachia itself is home to the army school of artillery and also houses the Navy School of Arnament. The fact that bandits can operate there without challenge shows how bad the banditry situation is.

Bwanasaraw:
Those bandits are motivated by same ideology as Hamas Hezbollah and Houthis. Anyone killed by the Nigerian army is seen as a martyr.

The only way to stop it now is rehabilitation from that ideology.

mannobi:
Can you see why El-Rufai should be in prison by now if we are serious in this country.

Amayabor1:
When people were attacking El-Rufia that since he left office, Kaduna has been calm, then they strike.

El-Rufai is one of the sponsors of terrorism in Nigeria. He even alluded to it when he said he paid fulani herdsmen not to attack any more.

ufotunang:
..is El-rufai the current Kaduna state governor or president

BangaRice:
No but he is very influential and has every reason to be behind these attacks.

AMINDA:
He doesn't have immunity and is out of government, what is stopping Tinubu from persecuting him? Over 106 people died this weekend. Is Elrufai responsible for that? What about the killings in Zamfara, Yelwata, Kwara and other places? Singling out the Southern Kaduna killings and attributing it to Elrufai is part of why the government and their leaders will remain lackadaisical about addressing it. Elrufai is no longer in power so they cannot even amplify the deaths anymore due to political reasons but in reality, the killings never stopped.

Brendaniel:
Isn't it clear this is what some people always wanted? they have achieved it, who would see someone like Tinubu and know what he did to Nigerians from 2015 using Buhari because of his selfish ambition and still support him to become president?

This is what they've always wanted, ethnic and religious supremacy, and the news you are reading here happens to be one of the cost, sadly you won't see them here to even sympathize with the victims. They destroyed Nigeria for ethnic and religious supremacy


May their souls rest in peace, may the kidnapped be returned safe , sound and on time, and may lasting peace be restored in the affected areas

Amayabor1:
When people were attacking El-Rufia that since he left office, Kaduna has been calm, then they strike.

El-Rufai is one of the sponsors of terrorism in Nigeria. He even alluded to it when he said he paid fulani herdsmen not to attack any more.