Report coming in indicated that Armed bandits have attacked communities of Unguwar Dan-Baki, Sabon-Layi village in Birnin-Gwari local government area of Kaduna State.
The armed bandits stormed the village around 7.00pm on Sunday, killing three people and abducted two nursing mothers, one of them an infant of eight days old and five men.
An eye witness, Garba Tanko said:”We were attacked as we are about joining Maghreb (evening) prayers congregation”
The attackers had a field day and carted away cattle use for animal traction by the villagers in their farms.
The attackers are using a corridors of Kamuku Forest and Kuyambana Forest in Zamfara state to terrorized farming communities in Birnin-Gwari local government territories.
As the military and police personnel are advancing to secure many parts of our territories from armed bandits and kidnappers especially along Birnin-Gwari-Kaduna road as well as Birnin-Gwari-Funtua road, we are calling on the federal government to deploy more security forces to Birnin-Gwari to prevent influx of armed bandits escaping military onslaught in Zamfara state to Birnin-Gwari.
SIGNED
Ibrahim Abubakar Nagwari
hairman, Birnin-Gwari Vanguards for Security and Good Governance has just reported
30th July 2018.