No fewer than nine villagers have been killed by bandits during an attack on Saturday night at the Ma-Dooh village in the Zango-Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
The PUNCH reports that scores of villageres have been hospitalized with gunshot wounds in an undisclosed hospital following the attack.
According to the state Commissioner of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, three herders were killed in the attack at Ribok, Tsoriyang and Kankada, all in the same Zangon Kataf LGA.
Aruwan stated that the attack was a reprisal to the earlier attack in Ungwan Dooh (Mado) area.
The assailants targeted the residence of one Ardo Tanko Usman, where three residents namely, Bayero Wake, Isah Usman (Ardo’s brother), and Abu Usman (Ardo’s mother) were killed.
The Commissioner added that a car, three houses and eight herders’ huts were burnt and destroyed.
“The military and police arrived at the scene and evacuated scores of herders to safety,” he said, adding that “search and rescue operations are in progress and citizens will be updated on further developments.”
Aruwan said the troops of Operation Safe Haven also rescued 12 persons while fleeing from Ma-Dooh village.
He said the Acting Governor of the state, Dr Hadiza Balarabe, received the news of the attacks with sadness and condemned the attacks while praying for the repose of the souls of the deceased.
“The Acting Governor wished the injured resident a quick recovery, and urged security agencies to sustain diligent investigations into the attack,” he said.
Aruwan also quoted the acting governor to have appealed for calm and “urged residents to desist from reprisal killings while security agencies carry on investigations”.
