TEN FEARED KILLED AS GUNMEN ATTACK KADUNA COMMUNITIES

Penpushing further findings showed that, already volunteers from the Southern axis of Birnin-Gwari and security officials were mobilised to ascertain the number of casualties, as investigations revealed that the affected villages are said to be in need of aid, such as food, shelter and clothes.

“Despite these attacks and kidnappings daily along Kaduna-Birnin Gwari road, we are saluting the federal government and security agencies for deployment of personnel to deal with the situation in Birnin-Gwari. We hope more troops and special police task force will be deployed,” a group said.

Penpushing reports that, the latest attack occurred a day before the Senator representing Kaduna Central, Shehu Sani, raised the issue of the constant attacks on Birnin-Gwari at the Senate.

“Birnin-Gwari, parts of Zamfara and Niger states are becoming the Sambisa of the north-west. People are killed every day. People are kidnapped every day. Villages have been raided and razed by bandits. Farmers have chosen to abandon their farms and move to cities,” Sani said.