Early on Sunday, bandits shot a vigilante and took his wife, two kids, and two more kids from another couple who shared the same compound in Kwasare community, off the Abuja-Kaduna highway in Kagarko Local Government Area (LGA) of Kaduna State.
John Alpha Dogo, a community leader, said the robbers who showed up at around one in the morning went directly to the vigilante’s home.
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He clarified, saying, “The vigilante was shot twice in the leg upon arrival, but he was able to flee and was taken to the Sabon-Wuse General Hospital in Tafa LGA, Niger state.
Our reporter contacted ASP Mansur Hassan, the state police spokesman, via phone and SMS regarding the incident, but he did not respond.