Residents of Golgolfa village, Godogodo Chiefdom, in Jema’a Local
Government Area, LGA, of Kaduna state weekend alleged that herdsmen invaded
their community killing two persons while a six-year old child also died of
gunshot wounds from previous attacks by herdsmen.
The community leaders also accused the police police of deserting the
villages which were vulnerable to attacks but only patrol the highways with
wailing sirens Kaduna State Police Command Spokesman, ASP Aliyu Usman confirmed
the killings of the two men, but denied that Police had deserted the affected
communities.
Speaking to Saturday Vanguard on grounds that his name would not
be mentioned, a community leader from GolKofa said: “On Thursday afternoon, we
heard gunshots from the fringe of the village.
When we rushed there we
discovered that two of our people have been shot to death. They are: Taru
Mamman, 60, father of 5 and grandfather and Batet Jonathan, 35, married with
three children. Those who saw the attackers escaping said they were Fulani,” he
said. Meanwhile, six-year-old Ruth Daniel, a primary one pupil, from Ningon
Gari, in Gwantu Village, also died from injuries she sustained after alleged
armed herdsmen invaded the village and killed two on August 21st 2016.
According to a local leader in the community who chose to remain anonymous,
“The night the attackers came, they shot at everywhere and the bullet hit the
girl in the stomach. It affected her intestine and she was rushed to Kafanchan
General Hospital. “The Local Government Chairman said he would help, but no
assistance came. Her parent sold off all their crops and everything the poor
farmers could raise, but they could not raise enough for her treatment. So she
died yesterday at the general hospital,” he said. In his reaction, Kaduna State
Police Spokesman, ASP Aliyu Usman said:
“It is true and I can confirm that two
people were killed in Golgofa. But it is not true that there is no police
presence there. I have been in touch with Kafanchan Area Commander, and he has
assured me that there are police vehicles in these villages. But we cannot be
on every man’s farm. If you doubt me, go to the villages and find out by
yourself.”
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