By Oluwatosin Maliki
Bandits invade Takanai community of Atyap Chiefdom in Zango kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State, killing six people in the community on Tuesday night.
This ugly incident was confirmed on Wednesday by the acting Secretary to the District Head of the Community, Mr. Samson Markus.
Markus said the terrorists stormed the village at around 7pm and opened fire sporadically, killing four people in the same compound while two in another family.
According to him, two children were also victims of the deadly attack.
He said, “We were going about our normal businesses when we heard gunshots, we thought it was the military at first until we saw it was the Fulanis who came in from Zango Urban,” Markus alleged.
“Before the military arrived, they’ve succeeded in killing six persons, including 2 children”.
“The arrival of the military was what scared them, and they took to their hills and left the community”.
Markus lamented over the resurgence that has befallen his community, “It’s unfortunate this kind of sad incident continues to happen in our villages when we thought normalcy had returned”.
Furthermore, “We appeal to the government and the military to redouble their efforts and declare war against these terrorists who invaded villages and killed innocent people”.
It was gathered that the Kaduna State Police Public Relations Officer, Mohammed Jalige, did not respond to calls when contacted.