Banditry: Over 70 vigilante members killed in an ambush in Plateau.

At least 70 vigilante members have been reportedly killed in an ambush by bandits in Plateau State's Kanam Local Government Area, specifically in the Kukawa and Bunyun communities. 

The attack, which occurred when a combined team of vigilantes from Wase local government area was heading to identify bandits' hideouts in the government reserve forest known as Madam Forest, which shares borders with Bauchi and Taraba states.

It also affected the Bunyun community, where 10 vigilante members were killed, and many houses were razed.

The Chairman of the Kukawa vigilante group, Aliyu Baffa, revealed that the bandits, who were armed with sophisticated weapons and opened fire on the team, killing over 70 vigilantes on the spot, noting that about 70 victims have already been buried in Kukawa alone, adding that more bodies could be recovered from either side. 

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