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Bandits on rampage in Kaduna, kill 12, injure several others

Anthony Iwuoma

Suspected bandits have reportedly invaded Na’ikko village in Giwa Local Government Area of Kaduna State, killing 12 persons and injuring scores of other residents.

The State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr. Samuel Aruwan, confirmed the attack when he visited the refugee camp at Barkallahu, where many residents fled in search of refuge.

One of the victims, Mallam Nura Haruna, said he lost two of his sons and two brothers in the attack.

According to Haruna: “Early in the morning, about 6:00 am to 7:00 am, one of my brothers called that they were burning their villages and killing people and I asked him who they were. He said they were civilian JTF and vigilantes.

“What really happened was that kidnappers came to kidnap one Alhaji and they also killed one of his sons and injured two people.

“So, the next day, some people came into our village and took the laws into their hands and started burning our villages and killing people.

“They killed two of my brothers and two of my sons. They killed Nasir, they killed Umar and Abdullahi as well as Abdulkadir. I want the government to fish out the perpetrators of the attack,” he lamented.

The grieving father charged security agencies and the Kaduna State Government to fish out the killers and bring them to book.

The state Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr. Samuel Aruwan, sympathised with the bereaved families and appealed to them to shun any form of reprisals.

He assured the community that the government would explore all avenues within its powers to arrest the culprits and bring them to justice.

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