Three Kaduna State Vigilance Service members have been killed during a late-night gun battle with suspected armed robbers along the Zuntu-Zaria Road.
Three members of the Kaduna State Vigilance Service, known as Kadvis, have been killed in an attack in Kubau LGA. The incident happened around 12:20am on Monday while the vigilantes were conducting stop-and-search operations along the Zuntu-Zaria Road.
The officials had reportedly mounted a checkpoint when a red Gulf vehicle approached at high speed and refused to stop. The vigilantes pursued the vehicle in their patrol car. During the chase, the driver, identified as Mamiyo, was shot. He was the deputy commander of Kadvis in Kubau LGA. Resident Ibrahim Zuntu said the bullet reportedly passed through his ear.
He said the occupants of the vehicle were suspected to be armed robbers. An exchange of gunfire reportedly followed as the vigilantes pursued them. After Mamiyo was shot, the gunmen allegedly opened fire on another Kadvis official inside the patrol vehicle. The attackers then reportedly returned to the checkpoint, where they found another official who had remained behind. He was also shot.
Ibrahim said the incident happened close to residents’ homes and caused panic in the community. Another resident, Ali Zuntu, described the killings as painful and said the community was shocked by the incident.
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