The Kaduna State Government says the military has recovered two more corpses from the scenes of last Sunday and Monday attacks in Southern Kaduna communities where over 40 persons had been confirmed dead. Suspected bandits had, last week Sunday and Monday, attacked Madamai and Kacecere communities in Kauru and Zango-Kataf Local Government Areas of Kaduna State, where 34 persons were killed and another set of eight killed later in reprisal attack. The government had confirmed that three additional corpses were also recovered by the military during the past week. However, on Sunday, the state Commissioner of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, said that the military had discovered two more corpses in the Kacecere village attack in Zangon Kataf LGA. “The latest discovery of two corpses brings the death toll from the Kacecere attack to 12, while that of Madamai stands at 38.

Source: Punch October 03, 2021 15:56 UTC