A resident of Kwasakwasa, located about 70 kilometres from Birnin
Gwari, Isa Jatau,disclosed in Kaduna, that four vehicles belonging to the security
personnel were also burnt. He said several other villagers and security men were injured, but
added that the bravery of soldiers and other security officers helped to
fend off the attackers.
It was reported that the Secretary of the local government, Mr.
Zubairu Zakariya, confirmed the attack on the village, but said details
on the casualty were being compiled. He said the chairman of the council, Alhaji Idris Alhassan, had
assisted to convey the victims of the attack to Birnin Gwari General
Hospital.
The Police Commissioner in the state, Olufemi Adenaike, said he was awaiting details on the incident.
The thick forest in the area, which stretches to some parts of Zamfara,
Katsina, Niger States, and the Southern part of the country have been
allegedly used to serve as cover by armed gangs for sometime.
Last Saturday’s attack had left seven people dead, while 24 villagers
were killed in a similar attack on a mosque at Dogon Dawa Village in
October last year.
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