Gunmen Kill 5, Injure 5 Others In Kaduna

SAN FRANCISCO, December 20, (THEWILL) - The police in Kaduna on Tuesday said five persons were killed by gunmen at Unguwar Rami village near Kagoro in Kaura Local Government Area of the state.

The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Aminu Lawal, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kaduna that five other persons were injured during the attack on the people of the area on Monday by hoodlums.

He added that the corpses of the deceased had been deposited at the Kafanchan General Hospital, while the injured were being treated at the same hospital.

Lawal said that the police were trailing the gunmen.

Meanwhile, the police has announced that the three suspected makers of the Improvised Explosive Devices (Bomb) in Kaduna, would soon make a statement on their activities.

The police said that the suspects were responding to treatment from injuries they sustained after the apartment they used for making the devices in Mando, Kaduna, exploded on them on Monday.

NAN.