Again, gunmen
struck in Goskan Village, Kafanchan, in Jema’ah area of Kaduna State, killing
about five persons, mostly women. Parts of Goska, five kilometres away from
Kafanchan were razed.
It was learnt
that the attackers invaded the village on Saturday evening as residents were
preparing ahead of Christmas.
Despite the
heavy presence of police officers in the village, the villagers said no help
came to them until the attackers, suspected to be Fulani herdsmen left.
The remains of
a 14-year-old daughter of a former Chairman of Jema’a LGA, Gideon Morik, who
was among the dead, were reportedly deposited at the Kafanchan General Hospital
mortuary.
A source also
said two other women were killed by the assailants in the village.
According to
Punch, soldiers loaded in five luxury buses had headed towards the troubled
area to in the interim forestall a further break down of law and order, and if
possible get the killers.
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