SAN FRANCISCO, April 17, (THEWILL) – About 13 persons have been reportedly killed by unknown gunmen on the eve of the Easter celebration in Asso village of Jema’a Local Government Area in the southern part of Kaduna state.
According to local sources, the renewed killing in area occurred on Saturday night at about 7:00 pm as unknown gunmen stormed the village in their numbers, shooting sporadically injuring three people in the process who were rushed to the Kafanchan General Hospital for treatment.
The attackers were heavily armed while the operation lasted for about 30 minutes without any help from the security agencies deployed to the area.
Curiously, the incident occurred after a peace and reconciliation meeting between locals and the Fulani people, aimed at finding lasting peace in the area, was held.
Meanwhile, the state Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has condemned the attack, describing it as inhuman and callous.
El-Rufai, in a statement issued by his spokesperson, Samuel Aruwan, condoled with the victims’ families, while affirming that security operations are being ramped to rid the forest areas of the bandits.
He disclosed that a new security measure called ‘Operation Harbin Kunama (II)’, would soon be launched to help the Army deal with persons responsible for the attacks and urged the security agencies to double their efforts in fishing out those behind the killings, and to act promptly on carefully vetted intelligence.
