Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna state condoling with one of the victims of an attack in the state
Three people were killed and four others injured by suspected cattle rustlers in Kurega village in Chikun area of Kaduna state, police in the state said on Tuesday.
Chikun shares boundary with Birnin Gawri area in the state.
The incident happened Tuesday afternoon around 2:00pm, according to police spokesman ASP Muhktar Aliyu.
He stated that the criminals carted away some cows after the attack.
“So far no arrest has been made, but we are doing everything humanly possible to arrest the suspects and recover the stolen cows,” he said.
“Based on the report the suspects are cattle rustlers, so the issue of eight people killed is not true, only three people were killed and four injured.”