13-year-old shot to death in fresh Kaduna attack

Yahaya Musa, a 13-year-old boy, has been killed in the latest round of violence in the crisis-prone region of Kaduna state.

According to Daily Trust, the tragic incident occurred in Zankan village, a Fulani settlement  in Kaura local government area of the state.

Five people were also said to have sustained injuries.

The newspaper said some gunmen stormed the village in an unidentified car around 8.30pm on Saturday, and opened fire on the residents.

“The gunmen came in a car and opened fire on residents of the village. They killed a13-year-old boy and injured five others who are presently reviving treatment in a hospital in Platuea state,‎” a witness reportedly said.

The witness called on the authorities to as a matter of urgency live up to their responsibility of securing the lives and property of citizens, ‎especially Fulani, “before they are wiped out”.

Aliyu Usman, police public relations officer in the state, confirmed the incident and said investigation was ongoing.

On Sunday, Nasir el-Rufai, governor of Kaduna state, assured the people that all those culpable in the dastardly act of killing innocent people in the area would be tracked down and prosecuted.

He said the biggest assignment in southern Kaduna is for the citizen to unite and do the best to see that “they have peace and unity as a prerequisite for progress and development”.

All efforts to restore normalcy in the troubled spots in the state have not yielded the desired result.