Again, Armed Bandits on Motorcycles Attack Birnin-Gwari in Daylight
Armed bandits have attacked, killed and burnt houses in Kakangi village, South-West of Birnin-Gwari on Saturday in broad daylight.
The bandits stormed Kakangi around 5.00 pm on motorcycles shooting sporadically at the police station before procrastinating on a house to house attack and torching houses.
An escapee, who right now at Gagumi about 20 kilometres from Kakangi said: “We were sitting in front of the police station and suddenly bandits heavily started shooting. I jumped through the fence to escape”
The escapee added that “As I was escaping thick smoke from several locations overshadow the sky.”
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Several sources said many people feared dead including high profile indigenes of Kakangi, that were attending a mass wedding.
Security situation has worsened due to armed banditry and kidnapped. Many communities particularly along Birnin-Gwari -Funtua road had deserted their homes and took refuge in Birnin-Gwari and elsewhere.
Birnin-Gwari Update: Six people with various degrees of injuries from gunshot are lying critically at General hospital Birnin-Gwari. One policeman was confirmed death, while several shops at Kakangi village market burnt to ashes. Rescue and search operation ongoing. Some people missing or abducted.
SIGNED
Ibrahim Abubakar Nagwari
Chairman, Birninin-Gwari Vanguards for Security and Good Governance
