armed bandits
Again, Armed
armed bandits
Again, Armed Bandits on Motorcycles Attack Birnin-Gwari
in Daylight
Armed bandits have attacked, killed and burnt houses in Kakangi
village, South-West of Birnin-Gwari on Saturday in broad
daylight.
The bandits stormed Kakangi around 5.00 pm on motorcycles
shooting sporadically at the police station before procrastinating
on a house to house attack and torching houses.
An escapee, who right now at Gagumi about 20 kilometres from
Kakangi said: “We were sitting in front of the police station and
suddenly bandits heavily started shooting. I jumped through the
fence to escape”
The escapee added that “As I was escaping thick smoke from
several locations overshadow the sky.”
Several sources said many people feared dead including high
profile indigenes of Kakangi, that were attending a mass
wedding.
Security situation has worsened due to armed banditry and
kidnapped. Many communities particularly along Birnin-Gwari -Funtua
road had deserted their homes and took refuge in Birnin-Gwari and
elsewhere.
Birnin-Gwari Update: Six people with various degrees of injuries
from gunshot are lying critically at General hospital Birnin-Gwari.
One policeman was confirmed death, while several shops at Kakangi
village market burnt to ashes. Rescue and search operation ongoing.
Some people missing or abducted.
SIGNED
Ibrahim Abubakar Nagwari
Chairman, Birninin-Gwari Vanguards for Security and Good
Governance