Unknown Gunmen kill 13, injure others in Kaduna

No fewer than 13 persons have been killed by invading gunmen in separate attacks at Katsak Village in Jema’a Local Government Area and at Ungwan Danborno in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area both in Kaduna State on Thursday. They (gunmen) also injured about 15 persons who are presently receiving treatment at different Hospitals. The state governor, Malam Nasir el-Rufai, told the executive members of the state chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria, who paid him a courtesy visit at the Sir Kashim Ibrahim House, Kaduna, on Friday but failed to give the number of those killed during the separate attacks in the state. He, however, said he was in a crucial meeting with security chiefs in the state over the attacks. Some residents of the areas explained that the gunmen stormed Katsat village, when they were celebrating an annual cultural festival at about 9pm(Thursday) night and opened fire on them, thereby disrupting an event that started peacefully. Our correspondent gathered that although the identity and mission of the gunmen were unknown by the villagers, the latest attacks had created tension in the villages as the indigenes have remained indoors for fear of further attacks. Meanwhile, the governor has condemned the attacks in the two local government sreas of the state. El-Rufai, who spoke through his spokesman, Mr. Samuel Aruwan, assured the citizens that the state government would adopt a comprehensive measure to tackle the problem and ensure sustainable peace and security across the state. El-Rufai said he was determination to work with the security agencies and the judiciary towards ending the perennial killings in the state. He said, “The Kaduna State Government has condemned the recent killings in parts of the state. While expressing its sympathy to the victims, the government said a series of comprehensive measures are being designed to tackle the problem and secure sustainable peace across the state.”