Residents of 17 villages in Igabi
local government area of Kaduna state have been displaced following a clash
between their security guards and suspected bandits.
A security source revealed that the guards in the community had launched an attack on the camp of the
suspects during the weekend.
The source added that the guards
were overpowered while some of them were unaccounted for.
Out of fear that the armed gang
could invade the communities, residents of the villages abandoned their homes.
“They launched an onslaught on
the bandits but were overpowered and three or four members of the vigilante
were missing. Some people said they were killed.
“Communities around that area,
feared that the bandits may come for revenge, bearing in mind that the
vigilante members had launched an attack on them. They were scared of reprisals
by the bandits and out of apprehension, they moved to Birnin Yero Primary
School for safety. That was when security agencies got the information.”
A senior police officer, who did
not want to be quoted revealed that a team of policemen had been deployed
in the area.
He said the security personnel
are on the trail of the suspected bandits.
“The team of policemen, including
mobile policemen are trailing the bandits and at the same time fortifying
security around the area so that people will have confidence to return to their
settlements,” he said.
“The people moved out of fear
because of the attack on the bandits in their hideout by the vigilante.
“I wonder why they decided to
carry the operation without informing the nearest police station to them.”
But Jibrin Abdullahi, one of the
victims, told NAN that the suspects launched an attack on his community.
“The bandits came to our village
to attack us at about 1:00 pm on Sunday. The problems started when vigilante
decided to help the community to deal with the bandits in their hideout,” he
was quoted to have said.
“The bandits don’t allow us to go
to farm, the vigilantes wanted to bring an end to this, but when they reached
the bandits hideout they were overpowered and the bandits said since the
community have decided to attack them we will not have peace.”
He identified the villages that
were displaced to include, Tura, Unguwan Gebi, Unguwan Dangauta, Unguwan
Nayawu, Unguwan Makeri, Jagani, Sabon Gida, Dallatu, Unguwan Alhaji Ahmadu,
Sabon Gari, Kusau, Gidan Sarkin Noma, Unguwan Pati, Unguwan Tofa and Sauran
Giwa.
“I have three wives but only two
are with me I don’t know where the other wife is now, as you can see, about
2000 people are displaced,” he reportedly said.
The village head disclosed that
due to the activities of the bandits they no longer go to farm.
“I spent over N2 million on my
farm, now for the past 25 days I can’t go to farm due to bandits activities.”
Yakubu Sabo, spokesman of the
Kaduna police command, was not available for comments as of the time this
report was filed.
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