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Three people have been killed while several others were injured as unknown gunmen invaded two villages in the Ningi Local Government Area of Bauchi State.

Confirming the incident, the Police public relations officer PPRO, SP Ahmed Wakili, said the police received the news of an incident of kidnapping which was reported on the 11th May 2023 at about 5.00 am.

The villages where the attack took place in the local government are Yadagungume and Limi.

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It was gathered from sources in the area that the three persons that were killed include Shuaibu Salihu 17 years, Ruwa Ali Mai Inji Limi, 45 years and Sunusi Isah Burra.

According to the information gathered in the area, the gunmen killed Sunusi Isah Burra, after he was kidnapped and taken away for a few days. His corpse was discovered by a group of women going to the farm laying in a pool of blood.

As of the time of this report, the injured have been taken to the hospital for treatment while security operatives have visited the area to calm the people down and assured them of their safety.

He said ” It was reported at our Yadagungume Out-station and it was transferred to Burra Divisional Headquarters. The incident happened around 02.00 hours when some unknown gunmen invaded Yadagungume village and shot one Shuaibu Sani, 25 years and one Ruwa Ali, 35 years, all males, living in Limi village via Sama Ward, while one Yusuf Sani, 30 years old of Yadagungume sustained bullet wounds on his body and was rushed to General Hospital Ningi, he is presently on admission receiving treatment”

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” Shuaibu Bala, a 26-year-old of the same Yadagungume was abducted and was whisked out to an unknown destination by the unknown gunmen”

“The Command received a distress call as I told you earlier and the DPO of Burra Division led a team of Policemen and went to the scene of the crime where 13 empty shells of AK-47 were recovered there. Presently, the suspects are still at large”

“Two corpses were taken to a hospital in Yadagungume for medical examination where they were certified dead by a medical doctor and their remains were released to their families for proper burial while one of the victims that was kidnapped, was later found with a bullet wound on his body. He too, his corpse was taken to the hospital, we are still waiting for his medical report” The PPRO said.