Unknown
gunmen have killed at least ten people at Katsak Village in Jema’a
Local Government Area (LGA) and three others at Ungwan Danborno in
Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
The men also injured about 15 persons who are presently receiving treatment at different hospitals.
According
to an eyewitness account, the gunmen stormed Katsat Village when they
were celebrating an annual cultural festival at about 9pm on Thursday
night and opened fire on them, thereby disrupting the event.
The Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has condemned the attacks in the two LGAs.
In
a statement issued by his spokesman, Samuel Aruwan, Governor El-Rufai
expressed his sympathy to the victims, giving them the assurance that
the state government would adopt a comprehensive measure designed to
tackle the problem and ensure sustainable peace and security across the
state.
The statement also restated Governor El-Rufai’s
determination to work with the security agencies and the judiciary
towards ending the “epidemic of killings and the impunity that feeds
it”.
No fewer than 500 people have been killed and property
worth millions destroyed in similar attacks in the southern part of the
state within the last two years.
Credit: Channels
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