The Birnin Gwari local government area in Kaduna state has been attacked between Friday and Saturday by some unknown bandit killing seven people while kidnapping 57 others in a separate attack.
This comes as an SS3 student of Government Science Secondary School Birnin-Gwari escaped with a bullet wound while on his way to register for UMTE examinations in Kaduna.
The Birnin Gwari Vanguard for Security and Good Governance issued a statement on Saturday, which was signed by its chairman, Ibrahim Abubakar Nagwari.
Three other individuals escaped with minor injuries, according to the statement, while the bandits abducted 57 people and took them to an unknown location.
“The nightmare of banditry along the Birnin-Gwari-Kaduna highway has further deteriorated in the last twenty-four hours,” the statement said.
“Today (Saturday) around 10.00am a final year student of Government Science Secondary School Birnin-Gwari escaped with bullet wounds on his shoulder while on his way for JAMB -UMTE registration in Kaduna.
“The dreadful armed bandits spray bullets on the vehicle conveying the student and others at Manini village after Kuriga along Birnin-Gwari Kaduna Highway.
“The student is awaiting surgery for the removal of the bullet on his shoulder at Jibrin Maigwari General Hospital in Birnin-Gwari.
“Similarly, armed bandits killed Seven people at unguwar Bula, Unguwar Dafillo, and Ijinga in Randagi district, Birnin-Gwari on Saturday.
“The bandits who came on motorcycles and numbering over fifty attacked the communities around 11am on Friday and lasted for four hours, preventing people to conduct Juma’at prayers.
“The bandits apart from killing six people on the spot, one other person died at Jibrin Maigwari General Hospital, while 57 people abducted many of the Women from the communities.
“While commending the local government authorities for taking care of the hospital bills of those injured on the attacks, we are calling on the government to as a matter of urgency to set up a special center for JAMB examinations in Birnin-Gwari.”
Meanwhile, as of the time of filing this report, the Kaduna State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP Muhammad Jalige, could not be reached for comment on the incidences.
