By our Reporter
Bandits have killed no fewer than six farmers, including the Vice-Chairman of the Jama’atul Izalatul Bid’ah Wa Iqamatus-Sunnah, Mallam Yakubu Muhammad Bugai in Birnin-Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
Also, the hoodlums were reported to have abducted over 40 farmers.
Ishaq Usman Kasai,
Chairman, Birnin-Gwari Emirate Progressives’ Union, stated this in a statement issued on Saturday.
According to the statement, the incident took place on Wednesday.
Kasai explained that the Islamic cleric was shot on Wednesday at his farmland located around the Rema area and was later evacuated and taken to Jibril Mai-Gwari General Hospital sustaining gunshots on his abdomen and arm.
Regrettably, he added, the Islamic cleric died at about 7.30 pm the following day