Gunmen Slaughter 38 Residents Of Sanga LGA Of Kaduna State
At least 38 people, mostly women and children, lost their lives during a raid by unidentified gunmen on villages in Kaduna State.
According to the report by LEADERSHIP, the massacre started in Sanga Local Government Area in the early hours of June 24, 2014, Tuesday.
According to the local Council Chairman, Emmanuel Adamu, the attacks were carried out simultaneously.
21 people were killed in Fadan Kashi village, while 17 lost their lives killed in Nandu.
The sad statistics has also been confirmed by Ahmed Maiyaki, a spokesperson for Kaduna Governor Mukhtar Yero.
However, the official has declined to discuss which group may have been responsible.
It would be noted that additional security measures have been taken due to the visit of Vice President Namadi Sambo to the troubled state on Monday for the opening of an international conference titled “The role of pastoralists in preventing insurgency and conflicts for sustainable peace and national security”. For instance, Speaker Tambuwal’s car was searched by soldiers in Kaduna.
However they were not enough to prevent the attack.
Source: Legit.ng
