Two Attacks In 2 Days, Birnin Gwari Group Sends SOS To Kaduna State Govt

Birnin Gwari Emirate Progressives Union(BEPU) has urged kaduna State government to launch offensive attacks on bandits terrorising Birnin Gwari-Kaduna and Birnin Gwari-Funtua highways.

In a statement signed by the chairman of the union, Salisu Haruna, on Monday, the group called on the Kaduna State Government to end the perpetual kidnappings and killings of innocent people along the highways.

According to the statement , The first week of 2021 was a sorrowful week for the people of Birnin-Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna state, who had to endure two violent attacks by bandits in a space of two days.

“On Sunday, 3rd January,2021, armed bandits lay siege on innocent travellers at Zankoro, along the dreaded Birnin-Gwari-Kaduna highway, killing nine people ( including 3 infants) that are on their way for a ceremony at Doka, Birnin-Gwari LGA.

” Similarly, the bandits come out today Monday 4th January 2021 at the same Zankoro at about 9.00 am, shooting sporadically and abducted unspecified number of people and wounded six others that are now receiving treatment at Buruku along Kaduna-Birnin-Gwari Highway,” he said.

He added that in the last two weeks, bandits have been terrorising the people of the area especially those travelling on the two highways.

The chairman explained that from December 20th , 2020 to January 4th, 2021, bandits have” mercilessly terrorized” the people of Birnin Gwari, some of who were attacked and kidnapped at their homes, farms and while travels.

“The bandits have ruthlessly been killing the people of Birnin Gwari and the Kaduna State government has evidently chosen to take off her eyes from our pathetic situation, at least by acknowledging cases of abductions and serial killings by the bandits as it does on other areas like Lere of recent, ” the statement added.