At least one person has been
killed while five others, including a primary school teacher, have been
abducted in fresh attacks on communities in Birnin Gwari local government area
of Kaduna state.
A group known as The Birnin Gwari
Vanguard for Security and Good Governance disclosed this in a statement on
Thursday.
Ibrahim Nagwari, chairman of the
group, lamented that in the last three weeks, armed gangs have been attacking
communities and motorists across the LGA.
Nagwari identified the teacher as
AbdulHafiz Abdullahi, head of Dangamji Primary School, adding that two other
individuals were attacked at a filing station.
“Earlier on Wednesday morning,
heavily armed bandits, opened fire on vehicles around Polwaya and abducted a
bread seller about 10 kilometers from Birnin Gwari (town),” he said.
“The armed bandits struck again
on Wednesday near Gayam village and wounded three vigilante and abduct people
from vehicles.
“The notorious Unguwar Yako,
Kwanan Mahaukaciya and indeed entire Birnin-Gwari-Kaduna highway has been taken
over by bandits terrorising and abducting innocent people, especially women and
children.
“In the last three weeks, armed
bandits had launched a major onslaught against innocent civilians and motorists
across the length and breath of Birnin-Gwari Local Government Area.”
He called on the federal and the
state governments as well as security agencies to act decisively.
Yakubu Sabo, spokesman of the
Kaduna state police command, did not respond to inquiries on the development.
Birnin Gwari is one of the local
government areas facing serious security challenges in Kaduna.
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