The Commissioner of Police in the state, Alhaji Sanusi Rufai, told journalists that the traders were ambushed by the bandits while travelling back from Ngalda market.
“The bandits attacked and killed 18 traders; 10 from Kukuwa and eight from Dokshi villages’ and took away their money.
“The bandits were masked and wearing army uniform,” the News Agency of Nigeria quoted the police commissioner as saying to journalists.
Sanusi said that a policeman attached to a quarry in Bara village was also shot dead by the fleeing bandits.
“The Joint Task Force (JTF) and police are now combing the bush and security agents across the state are on red alert,” he said.
He stressed that the police was rebuilding confidence among the communities to volunteer information to security operatives.
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