In Southern Kaduna towns, at least 28 people have allegedly been slain by robbers on the rampage.
The Sunday night raids by the bandits also destroyed many homes.
Malagum 1 and Sokwong of Kagoro, in Kaura Local Government Area of Kaduna State, were among the impacted communities.
The council chairman, Mr. Mathias Siman, confirmed the deaths and stated seven people were brutally murdered in the Sokwong hamlet and their homes were destroyed.
Additionally, Mr. Atuk Stephen, Speaker of the Kaura LG, stated that the Malagum 1 village had seen the deaths of over 22 people.
The Malagum and Sokwong communities in the Kaura LGA have received genuine condolences from the Kaduna State Government.
Samuel Aruwan, the commissioner of internal security and home affairs, said “This massacre has further proven that the killers of the Southern Kaduna people have not yet been neutralized as claimed.
“The federal government and the security agencies must not let the killers escape. Those who committed this evil must be fished out, arrested, and brought to face justice.
“These renewed killings may be a strategy to scare the people from exercising their rights and to further increase fear and impoverish them.
“Accordingly, CAN condemns this barbaric act in the strongest terms but appealed for calm, calling on the government and security to rise to the duty of protecting lives and property.”
On its part, the Kaduna State Government has sent heartfelt condolences to the Malagum and Sokwong communities in Kaura LGA.
Commissioner of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan said “the military and other security agencies reported that bandits attacked the locations and killed several citizens while burning houses and other properties.
“Governor Nasir el-Rufai expressed deep sadness at the report of the incident and prayed for the repose of the souls of those killed while offering condolences to their families. The Governor condemns the attacks as inhuman, considering the efforts of the government, security forces, the traditional institution, and other critical stakeholders in the last week.
“The Governor has also directed the State Emergency Management Agency, SEMA, to urgently provide relief materials to the communities.
“An urgent security intervention is being conducted by the Defence Headquarters Operation Safe Haven, as the Commander who is also the GOC 3 Division Nigerian Army, Major General Ibrahim Ali, and Sector 7 Commander, Colonel Timothy Opurum are presently in the location.
“The Kaduna State Government will make public further details on the incident as it receives feedback from the security forces.”
Terrorists killed in Zamfara
Meanwhile, several terrorists and some Nigerian Army personnel have been feared killed following an ambush by armed terrorists in Zamfara State.
The incident is said to have occurred on Sunday when the land troops were responding to distress calls from villagers, following a terrorist attack on the Malele community within the Mutumji district of Maru LGA.
It was gathered that the troops fought gallantly to repel the ambush, which led to the death of several terrorists and some men of the Nigerian Army.
Three gun trucks belonging to the troops were said to have been set ablaze by the terrorists
According to the villagers, bandits from different camps in Zamfara, Katsina, Niger, and Kaduna states stormed Malele, Ruwan Tofa, Zaman Lafiya, and other neighboring communities under Dansadau Emirate because the communities refused to dialogue with the bandits.
A resident of Dansadau, Nuhu Dansadau, said as the residents learned about the impending attacks, a distress call was put across to the security agencies who responded promptly.
Mr. Dansadau said the joint security forces that came to the people’s aid, forced the terrorists to flee into the neighboring Mutumji community.
He noted that during repelling the attack, an airstrike of the Nigerian Airforce targeted at the terrorist group around the Mutumji area dropped at a location within the community, killing several residents.
As of the time of filing this report, the authorities were yet to make a formal statement regarding the attack.
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