One killed as gunmen raid Kaduna communities

Gun-wielding suspected Fulani herdsmen have allegedly killed one person in Godogodo District of Jama’a local government area of Kaduna state.

There had been series of attacks on communities around the area, leading to many deaths and destruction of property.

The said attack is coming barely two days after two people were reportedly killed in Golkofa village of the area by Fulani herdsmen.

A source who wished not to be named listed the eight affected villages as Ninte, Unguwan Anjo, Akwa’a, Gada Biyu, Andaha, Farin Ruwa and Ampani.

He explained that the inhabitants of these villages had fled from their homes as a result of the continuous breaking into their homes and the looting.

“After the killing of my uncle and another youth last Thursday, our chief said that we should all move out, since we do not know the extent of the next killings looking at what has happened to other villages, so everybody left. I moved to Gidan Waya with my family and many others are also here with us,” the source narrated.

“This morning, Mr Audu Avegbak,  left Gidan Waya to take feeds to his animals that he left behind. The Fulani people were waiting for him. As soon as he came into his compound, they opened fire on him and killed him instantly.

“We got to know this through the Hausa people who escorted him to the village. Though they left with us to Gidan Waya, the Fulani always allow them to come and do their farms works and tend to their animals.

“It is the same in all the other villages that left. Everything we know going on in our villages, are through our Hausa people.

“After killing Avegbak, who was the Headmaster of Dangwa Primary School, the police came in. They engaged the herdsmen in a gun battle, but they escaped. None of them was apprehended.”

Confirming the incident, Aliyu Usman, spokesman of the Kaduna state police command, said the victim was killed tending to his animals in the bush.

“The victim went to feed his animals and the gunmen killed him, but our men went after them. He was actually killed in the bush, not in the village,” Aliyu said.