Insecurity: Again, 10 killed, many injured in Southern Kaduna fresh attack
…Community passes vote of no confidence on security, says silence from govt worrisome
By: Austine Emmanuel, Kaduna
Not fewer than 10 persons have been confirmed dead with several others injured in fresh attack in Langson community of Zango Kataf local Government Area of Kaduna State.
The attack, which was said to occur on Tuesday night up to the early hours of Wednesday morning, happened despite the 24-hour curfew in place, following last week’s attack and reprisal that claimed 17 lives.
Nigerian News-Direct gathered that the attackers invaded the community around 9pm Tuesday night and shot sporadically killing the residents, injuring others and also looting a shop in the area before they were repelled by the Moblie Police. (MOPOL).
Confirming the attack, the National President of Atyap Community Development Association (ACDA), Mr. Sam Achie, told Journalists in Kaduna that government did not match up its words with action as promised.
The National President also confirmed that the group has passed a vote of no confidence on security operatives deployed to the area to protect the lives and properties of the residents.
Achie said, “men deployed to this Southern Kaduna are no longer protecting us because these killings have lasted for long and continued unabated and yet the government is mute about it.”
Sam Achie, while speaking from the scene of the attack during his visit, reiterated that the silence of Kaduna State government on the continued attacks in the area was worrisome and a cause for concern.
He, therefore, urged the government to match its words with visible action by arresting the perpetrators of the attacks since the government, according to him, knew them and where they lived.
He, however, commended the MOPOL detachment in Langson community, which was said to have repelled the attackers to avoid more killings, while calling on the people to continue to remain on alert to protect their communities and properties against the oppressors who are bent on taking their ancestral land.
He disclosed that those injured in the attack were receiving medical treatment in some of the hospitals in the area.
On his part, the Zango Kataf Local Government (LGA) Chairman, Mr. Francis Sani, who also confirmed the attack, appealed to the State government to deploy more security operatives to Zango Kataf LGA to arrest the recurring attacks on innocent lives and property in the area.
The Police Public Relations Officer, Kaduna Command could not be reached as at the time of filing this report as several calls was put up to him without response.
