No fewer than 20 people have been reportedly killed by gunmen following an attack on Chibuak and Kigudu II communities in Kauru Local Government Area of Kaduna state.
The two villages were said to have been attacked consecutively on Thursday and Friday at midnight while some of the villagers were said to be missing.
In the attacks which took place Thursday and through to Friday midnight, scores of villagers in the two communities were said to be missing.
Again, the gunmen were said to have launched another attack on Kigudu ll when villagers were preparing for a mass burial for the deaths on Saturday but were repelled by security operatives.
Although the police in the state were yet to confirm the attacks, a Parish Priest of Damakasuwa Outstation, Reverend Father Aaron Tanko, confirmed the incidents, saying 20 people were killed while several other villagers, were missing.
Aaron, who overseers the two communities, said at Chibuak village, nine people were killed while 11 were killed in Kigudu II.
He said,
“The attacks took place on Thursday and Friday at midnight. Chibuak was attacked on Thursday and nine people were killed. They attacked Kigudu II on Friday night and killed 11 people.
“Some people are still missing so I cannot conclusively say this is the casualty figure. Some of those killed are my parishioners others are Protestants.
“We were preparing for the mass burial for our Parishioners this morning (Saturday) in Kigudu II but we could not do it when the herdsmen came attacking us again.
“But they were repelled by the security personnel. Nobody was killed or injured.
“We couldn’t even conduct proper mass burial, we just offered simple prayers and they were buried.
“There are villages where people cannot even go to their farms for fear of being killed by herdsmen.
“We appealed to government to addressed these incessant attacks on our communities and killings by herdsmen.”
When contacted as of the time of filing this report, the Kaduna State Command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Mohammed Jalige said he was yet to received details on the attacks.
Jalige said,
“I will try and get in touch with our men there and get more details and then get back you.”
