This comes after security agencies recovered two additional bodies following the weekend's attack in some villages in the area.
The victims killed by bandits
The number of people that were massacred by bandits who attacked some communities in Giwa Local Government Area of Kaduna State has risen to 40.
This comes after security agencies recovered two additional bodies following the weekend's attack in some villages in the area.
It would be recalled that Kauran Fawa, Marke and Riheya villages in Idasu, Giwa LGA were attacked by armed bandits, with 38 people confirmed dead as at Sunday, December 19.
The State Commissioner of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, who confirmed the development in a statement on Monday evening, December 20, said the "latest discovery of two more bodies brings the death toll from the attack to 40,"
"Further details will be published as they are confirmed." he added.