Gunmen suspected to be herdsmen reportedly killed six people
in Bakin Kogi, Kaninkon chiefdom in Jama’a Local Government Area of
Kaduna State yesterday morning.
Auta Maurice, a member of the security committee in Bakin
Kogi, said the people were killed in separate attacks between 10a.m. and
11a.m., yesterday. He added that the gunmen, numbering about 10, wore
Army and Police uniforms.
Maurice said three people were killed in the bush when they
went to cut wood for the roofing of their houses, while the three others
were killed at a local mining site, adding that four people, who
sustained injuries, were taken to the hospital in Kafanchan.
His words: “The attack occurred in the bush. The first
attack occurred at about 10a.m. when some members of our community went
to the bush to cut wood for roofing their houses.
“All of a sudden, the herdsmen opened fire at them and three
people were killed while others managed to escape. The second attack
happened at about 11a.m. at a local mining site. Three people were also
killed there, while four others were injured.
“The herdsmen were dressed in army camouflage and mobile police uniforms.”
Maurice said the distance between the village and the place where the other attack took place is about five kilometres.
“We reported the case to the soldiers maintaining security
in our community and we went to the bush with them, but the bandits had
fled by the time they reached there,” he said.
However, the police could not confirm the incident as Aliyu
Mukhtar, spokesman of the Kaduna state police command could neither
responded to calls nor reply a text message sent to his telephone.
Alhaji Yusuf Usman, the administrator of the local government area, who also confirmed the incident said security personnel had been deployed to the area to ensure the sustenance of law and order in the area.
He urged people to go about their normal businesses and report any suspicious persons to the appropriate authority.