Barely three days after Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Ibrahim Idris visited Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State over the spate of killngs, bandits at the weekend killed 45 people, including women and children.
Condemning the attack, Governor Nasir El-Rufai said the Federal Government’s plan to establish an Army battalion in Birnin-Gwari would soon be implemented.
During his visit, the IG ordered immediate deployment of additional 200 policemen in the area.
The bandits stormed Gwaska village around 2:30pm on Saturday, killing 45 people and setting many houses ablaze.
Kaduna State Police Commissioner Austin Iwar, in a telephone interview with our correspondent, confirmed the 45 casualty figure.
The CP also confirmed that the incident occurred in Gwaska, a Birnin Gwari village close to Zamfara State.
Members of the Birnin-Gwari Vanguard for Security and Good Governance, who pleaded for anonymity, said the gunmen came in from Zamfara State.
“The armed bandits came from neighbouring Zamfara State and encircled Gwaska up to neighbouring Kuiga village, shooting sporadically,
“Most of those killed are even women and children,” a source said.
“We will continue to appeal to the authorities to take urgent steps to forestall further attacks and extinction of communities in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area.”
The source said many people were still missing and that the injured would be evacuated.
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