Midnight clash leaves two dead, eight injured in Bauchi

Two persons have been confirmed dead while eight others sustained injuries following a communal clash between youths from Inkil and Bujinji villages on the outskirts of Bauchi metropolis.
This was made known in a report by Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency and security expert in the Lake Chad region.
According to the report, the violence occurred at about 11:00 pm on June 21, 2026, when youths from Inkil village allegedly launched a reprisal attack on Bujinji over a longstanding dispute between the two communities.
Makama disclosed that eight persons sustained varying degrees of injuries during the confrontation.
Following a distress call, a police patrol team led by a senior ...