Armed men kill herder, rustle cattle in Kaduna attack

 

By: Zagazola Makama 

 

Suspected cattle rustlers have killed a herder and stolen an unspecified number of cattle during an attack on a Ruga settlement in Joga Village, Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State.

 

Sources told Zagazola Makama that the incident occurred in the early hours of Saturday when armed men wielding sophisticated weapons stormed the settlement belonging to the late Alhaji Tambaya.

 

The sources said that security forces were deployed to the scene to contain the situation. 

 

One Sani Muhammed Tambaya, 30, was found with deep machete cuts to the neck and shoulder. He was rushed to a nearby hospital but was confirmed dead by a medical doctor.

 

Security forces said efforts  were ongoing to track down the perpetrators and recover the stolen cattle.

 

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