No fewer than 13 persons have been killed by invading
gunmen in separate attacks at Katsak Village in
Jema’a Local Government Area and at Ungwan
Danborno in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area both in
Kaduna State on Thursday.
They (gunmen) also injured about 15 persons who are
presently receiving treatment at different Hospitals.
The state governor, Malam Nasir el-Rufai, told the
executive members of the state chapter of the Christian
Association of Nigeria, who paid him a courtesy visit at
the Sir Kashim Ibrahim House, Kaduna, on Friday but
failed to give the number of those killed during the
separate attacks in the state.
He, however, said he was in a crucial meeting with
security chiefs in the state over the attacks.
Some residents of the areas explained that the gunmen
stormed Katsat village, when they were celebrating an
annual cultural festival at about 9pm(Thursday) night
and opened fire on them, thereby disrupting an event
that started peacefully.
Our correspondent gathered that although the identity
and mission of the gunmen were unknown by the
villagers, the latest attacks had created tension in the
villages as the indigenes have remained indoors for fear
of further attacks.
Meanwhile, the governor has condemned the attacks
in the two local government sreas of the state.
El-Rufai, who spoke through his spokesman, Mr.
Samuel Aruwan, assured the citizens that the state
government would adopt a comprehensive measure to
tackle the problem and ensure sustainable peace and
security across the state.
El-Rufai said he was determination to work with the
security agencies and the judiciary towards ending the
perennial killings in the state.
He said, “The Kaduna State Government has
condemned the recent killings in parts of the state.
While expressing its sympathy to the victims, the
government said a series of comprehensive measures
are being designed to tackle the problem and secure
sustainable peace across the state.”
Source: the punchng
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