At least one person was killed and Nine others kidnapped by gunmen in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna state on Sunday morning.
An indigene of the area told Channels Television that the gunmen attacked Maganda village located along Funtua-Birnin Gwari road and abducted three women in the early hours of Sunday.
According to another source, six other persons were also kidnapped along the Birnin-Gwari–Kaduna highway on Saturday night when the bandits opened fire on a commercial vehicle the victims were travelling in.
One of the passengers reportedly died in the attack after the driver lost control and their vehicle veered into the bush.
The Kaduna state police command is yet to confirm the incidents.