Village Head, 5 Others Killed As Armed Bandits Attack Kaduna Community

 

 

The residents of Sarari village near Kuriga town in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State, were on Thursday afternoon attacked by bandits who killed the village head and five others, in an incident which happened around 2 p.m. and left ‎about eight people injured.

 

According to PREMIUM Times, an injured victim identified simply as Henry who was shot on the leg, confirmed the death of their village head, and said the bandits stormed the village, going house to house shooting people.

 

“They came on motorcycles in large number. They go house to house shooting people. Our village head and five other people were killed. I was shot on the leg while trying to escape,” he said during a telephone interview.

 

Speaking further, Henry gave the names of the dead as Sule Sarari, the 60-years-old village head, ‘Lado, Yunusa, Jonah, Tela and one other person.’

 

The victims were rushed to a Primary Health Centre in Oduwa town, few kilometres from where the incident occurred.

 

The nurse in charge of the PHC where the victims are receiving treatment, Silas Ayuba, ‎confirmed that six bodies were brought to the clinic.

 

“Yes we have six bodies right now at the clinic; all males. Eight people were injured and we are doing our best to stabilise their condition,” he said in a telephone interview.