Not less than 100 persons were reported massacred late on Friday night in three Southern Kaduna villages of Bondon district in Kaura local government area of the state by unknown gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen.
Those killed were being given a mass burial at about 4.15pm on Saturday with the President of the umbrella body of the southern Kaduna people, the Southern Kaduna Peoples Union (SOKAPU), Dr. Ephraim Goje in attendance.
Communities in southern Kaduna have come under series of attack by unknown gunmen in the last two years, leaving many people killed and several property including farmland destroyed.
Kaduna state governor who condemned the attack said that the government was working closely with security agents to scale up its strategies aimed at bringing the perpetrators to book, pointing out that the government has ordered full scale investigation into the incident.
The Nation gathered that the attackers who came at about 11.30 pm on Friday night invaded Ugwar Sankwai, Ungwar Gata and Chenshyi villages all in Bondon district of Mor’oa Chiefdom of Kaura local government area shooting and set houses ablaze,.
Residents who attempted to run for their lives were either gunned down or matched .
One of the survivors, Nuhu Moses from Chenshyi village said that the attackers were more than 40, armed with dangerous knives, guns and other sophisticated weapons, adding that over 50 people were killed in Chenshyi village alone while the houses were destroyed.
Moses said “there is no house standing. All the houses were burnt by the attackers while people who attempted to run were gunned down. I was just lucky to have escaped, but our Pastor’s wife, and kids were among the people that were butchered”.
At Ungwar Sankwai, a resident of the village, Jonathan Bako said he did not know how he managed to escaped the incident he described as Massacre.
Speaking with newsmen on Sunday on Phone, SOKAPU President, Dr. Ephraim Goje said the attack was one too many and renewed the call by the Union on the federal government to establish a military post in the area.
He challenge the government to take urgent steps to address the situation and protect the people of the area from extinction, while asking both the federal and state government to provide relief materials to those affected by the incident.
Reacting to the development, Kaduna state governor, Mukhtar Ramalan Yero condemned the attack describing the act as ‘ungodly’ and ‘barbaric’ and expressed deep sadness and shock over the unwarranted attacks on innocent citizens of the state.
While condoling victims of the attack, the Governor assured them of Government’s commitment to protecting lives and property of the entire people of the state and called on people in the communities to remain calm as Government is already working with security agencies towards scaling up its strategies in order to improve security, especially in border communities. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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So it is not Boko Haram again. It is now FULANI HERDSMEN. Please they better get the name of the new group and not just call them F. H. M. How can herdsmen killing people in hundreds. Very soon they will graduate into killing in hundreds , throwing missiles in markets, churches and mosque.
ReplyDeleteLets watch them carefully.
Until we start telling ourselves the truth about the situation, this is going to continue unabated. The politicians are aware of this. Their script is working out well. Innocent blood will keep being spilled while the politicians smile away claiming victory. The christians in the north should stop being religious and team up to fight this insurgents head on. This is so babaric!
ReplyDeleteI wonder ooo.... it is not boko haram again is now Fulani herdsmen haram abi? these people with their so called religion has the same blood running in them, they should cast out of the earth and stone them to their grave, wicked animals, God will judge you all.
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