Some gunmen Thursday attacked Kwasakwasa Village in Birnin Gwari Local
Government Area of Kaduna State, killing several people, including
security personnel.
The attack, which came four days after a similar one on three villages
in the area, was said to have occurred at about 6 a.m. Thursday.
A resident of Kwasakwasa, located about 70 kilometres from Birnin
Gwari, Isa Jatau, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in a telephone
interview in Kaduna, that four vehicles belonging to the security
personnel were also burnt.
He said several other villagers and security men were injured, but
added that the bravery of soldiers and other security officers helped to
fend off the attackers.
The NAN reported that the Secretary of the local government, Mr.
Zubairu Zakariya, confirmed the attack on the village, but said details
on the casualty were being compiled.
He said the chairman of the council, Alhaji Idris Alhassan, had
assisted to convey the victims of the attack to Birnin Gwari General
Hospital.
The Police Commissioner in the state, Olufemi Adenaike, said he was awaiting details on the incident.
The thick forest in the area, which stretches to some parts of Zamfara,
Katsina, Niger States, and the Southern part of the country have been
allegedly used to serve as cover by armed gangs for sometime.
Last Saturday’s attack had left seven people dead, while 24 villagers
were killed in a similar attack on a mosque at Dogon Dawa Village last
October last year.
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