Gunmen kill three in Kaduna

The police in Kaduna state has confirmed the killing of three persons by gunmen at Unguwan Rimi village in Chawai district of Kauru local government area of the state.

The public relations officer of the police command in the state, deputy superintendent of police Yakubu Sabo, confirmed the incident to the newsmen in Kaduna today.

Sabo said the command received a distress call that armed men entered Unguwan Rimi village, shot sporadically, and in the process, shot dead three people

He disclosed that a team of police men was quickly drafted to the area to evacuate the dead bodies and ensure that order was restored in the area.

Sabo said that efforts were ongoing to apprehend the perpetrators of the act and the command has intensified surveillance and other proactive efforts to forestall further breach of the peace in the area.