Gunmen suspected to be bandits has killed at least Five miners in an attack which occurred near a mining site at Hayin Udawa town in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
According to reports, the attack took place while the victims were working on the site. Daily Trust reported that a community leader in the town who simply identified himself as Muhammadu Umaru confirmed the attack.
It was also learnt that the victims were from Udawa village. Umaru said;
“Five of our local miners were killed yesterday (Wednesday) while working in the bush. They were all from Udawa town. They usually go into the bush for mining activities but there were others who sustained gunshots.”
The community leader also disclosed that the scene of the attack was not far away from the site where bandits ambushed the personnel of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), killing seven as well as six miners a few weeks ago.