Saturday, August 24, 2024-Bandits have attacked and killed two officers of the Kaduna Vigilantes Service, KADVS, in the Tasake community, in the Ungwan Mayana area of Gayam Ward, in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
The vigilante officers were killed in an
operation to protect farmers.
According to a source, the attack also
resulted in the deaths of two local farmers while scores were abducted,
including one Amina Adamu, who was travelling from Buruku, where she took her
daughter for medical treatment on Tuesday evening.
The source explained that the vehicle of the
victims was forced to stop around 4:30 pm on a bridge inside Kwaga village in
Gayam ward.
Amina and her sick daughter, along with an
unspecified number of passengers, were reportedly kidnapped, while other
passengers in another vehicle managed to escape.
According to the source: “A group of
terrorists started shooting around 11:00 am and noon in a village called Tasake
in the Ungwan Mayana area of Gayam ward in the Birnin Gwari LGA.”
He also explained that KADVS engaged and
killed some of the terrorists while others ran with gunshots.
“It was unfortunate the vigilantes were
ambushed by the bandits. Yahaya Nasafe and Yakubu Umar paid the supreme price
and two other farmers were also killed,” he added.
According to him, only an offensive joint
military operation against the terrorists’ hideouts would tackle the lingering
insecurity challenges.
He also appealed to the National
Communication Commission to monitor bandits’ communication to be able to track
their locations, assist security agencies with the coordinates and block their
lines accordingly.
When contacted, the Kaduna State Police
Command Public Relations Officer, Mansir Hassan, said he would address the
story in due time.
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