Two farmers were reportedly killed by landmine explosion in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna.
Samuel Aruwan, the state’s commissioner of internal security and home affairs confirmed this in a statement issued earlier today.
According to him, the incident occurred on Thursday at about 2:00 pm in Zangon Tofa and Kabrasha, all villages under the local government.
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‘The incident occurred around 2:00PM on Thursday when the victims’ vehicle drove over a landmine obviously planted by terrorists in a location known as Zangon Tofa, in the Kabrasha general area.
‘The citizens were transporting harvested farm produce when the incident occurred,’ Aruwan said.
He explained that the two persons who lost their lives are identified as Babajo Alhaji Tanimu and Safiyanu Ibrahim.
While reacting to the incident, Governor Nasir El-Rufai sympathized with the families of the citizens over the unfortunate incident.
He prayed for the repose of the souls of the victims.
He also appealed to the residents of the area to remain calm as the situation is being handled by relevant authorities.
Chikun LGA is among the most hit local governments in Kaduna State, affected by the activities of bandits, which led to the killing of many, abductions and displacement of people.
Chikun is situated at the central zone of the state and it is 83.3KM away from the capital city of the state.
