Two Nigerian Air Force personnel simply identified as Uche and Sanni, have been killed by armed bandits in line of duty in Zamfara state. The soldiers were reportedly killed after an attack by the gunmen in the region. Their corpses have been recovered by the Air Force and efforts underway to apprehend those responsible.
Meanwhile, at least 30 persons were reportedly killed by cattle rustling and kidnapping gangs during raids on villages in Zamfara State on Tuesday.
According to the villagers, bandits on motorcycles stormed five neighbouring rural villages in the Maradun district of the state, firing indiscriminately and stealing livestock.
