Bandits Kill 11 Members of a Family in Kaduna Community (photos)

At least 21 persons have been killed by bandits, in Bakali village in
Fatika District, Giwa Local Government Area of Kaduna State.

It was gathered that the victims were locked and burnt inside their house.

A member of the community, Malam Sani Bakali, who lost 11 members of
his family in the attack, told newsmen the bandits stormed the community
around 4pm on Tuesday and operated for two hours.

“The bandits stormed our village on Tuesday around 4pm on several
motorbikes brandishing AK47 riffles. Immediately they came, they started
moving round the village, shooting sporadically. In the process, they
came to our house, set the house ablaze, with 11 people inside. All the
11 people are members of my family. They include three women and eight
children, who are wives and children of my three younger brothers. They
also killed two of my uncles. While on the bush path, we discovered four
other corpses burnt to death,” said Malam Bakali.

“They equally killed two imams, one of my neighbors and a close friend of mine.

We just performed the funeral prayer for the 21 this afternoon
(Wednesday). Initially, it was 20 corpses we buried first before we
later discovered one more corpse inside the bush we buried him too.
Right now, people have fled the village. I am the only one left in the
village now because I have come to pick something. I just took my
brother and his two wives to Zaria. I am about leaving now myself. Apart
from the people killed, there are nine people we are yet to see since
after the incident. As it is now, we don’t know whether they have been
killed or not.” he added.

Spokesperson of the Kaduna State Police Command, ASP Muhamnad Jalige,
confirmed the attack though he could not confirm the casualty figures.

“Yes, there was an attack in Giwa, Bakali village to precise and we
have sent a team of Police officers and men there to ascertain the
situation of things. We are going to get across to you as soon as we
have the details.”

See photos from the crime scene below…