A herder, identified as Ado Hassan, 22, has been reportedly killed while grazing in Matyei village in Atyap Chiefdom, Zangon Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
A statement on Monday by Kaduna State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, said troops of the military special task force responded to a report of a farm destroyed in the village on Sunday afternoon.
He said upon arrival at the scene, they discovered that a herder, one Ado Hassan, had been shot dead by unknown persons. He said the initial investigations into the killing led to the arrest of five persons.