Gunmen kill 5, injure 4 in Kaduna midnight attack

Posted by admin Headlines, Kaduna, State News Wednesday, December 21st, 2011

Just as the residents of Kaduna State were getting over the explosion that rocked the metropolis Monday afternoon which injured three persons, unknown gunmen yesterday killed five persons in the state.

The Monday explosion, however claimed the life of a two-yea-old girl, Lois Obajemu, yesterday after unsuccessful medical attention in an undisclosed hospital in Kaduna.

Daily Sun gathered that the unknown attackers invaded Angwan-rami village, near Kagoro, in Kaura Local Government Area of the state, under the cover of the night and started shooting indiscriminately at the men of the vigilance group on patrol.

The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Aminu Lawan, confirmed the incident, saying that there was actually an attack resulting in the killing of five persons in the village.
“Are you saying raid or attack? In the police force there is a difference between raid and attack. So, which one? If attack, yes, there was and five people lost their lives,” Lawan said.
Although, the motive for the attack could not be ascertained, it was alleged that five persons including a boy of about six years old were killed during the raid. But no arrest has been made as at the time of filing this report.
This is coming about two weeks after a similar attack on Kukum Daji, near Kagoro left one dead and two injured in the same council.

The chairman of the local government area, Mrs. Florence Aya told newsmen on phone that, “vigilante in the village had assembled to start patrolling the village around 9:30pm on Monday. Suddenly, some attackers who were lying in a bush nearby unnoticed, open fire on them. They could do nothing about it, since they were not carrying firearms.
“While they tried to wade off the attackers, the invaders went to those they shot and inflicted machete cuts on them, killing the five that were shot and could not run.

They also cornered a woman carrying an infant and cut them leaving them dead. You need to see the kind of injuries on this woman and her infant. But by some miracle, the baby and mother survived. They are now under intensive care unit in a hospital I could not tell you now. Two others, who were shot, are also critically wounded. They are also receiving treatment. Let’s pray for them as they receive treatment.
“But, even as they came with guns, some of the vigilantes were able to injure one. He escaped leaving a trail of blood on his escape route. As I speak with you, the youth and the police are searching the bushes for him. This is very, very sad. We need more security here.”

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