Reports
say the Fulani herdsmen killed nine people in the first village (Gada
Biyu) and two others in the second village (Akwa’a).
According to Punch, the herdsman attacked the two villages and burnt everything in sight.
Narrating his ordeal, a community leader who witnessed the attacks said “When
they came to Gada Biyu on Monday morning and killed people, they only
burnt part of the village, before the police arrived. At Akwa’a, they
could not burn the place, because the police allowed the native youths
to join them in chasing out the herdsmen who were over a hundred and
well armed. In the same way, Anguwan Anjo was saved.
“The
Police were in Anguwan Anjul, but left later in the night. Just as we
suspected, the Fulani re-entered our villages and burnt them down.
Fortunately, we had all left. There are about 1000 houses in Anguwan
Anjo where I come from. Gada Biyu and Kwa’a are smaller villages but
they have hundreds of houses there too. All now lie in ruins.
“This
is the height of the rainy season, and we cannot return home. They have
become much more violent since they were told that our lands are part
of the Sanga Grazing Reserves.”
Governor Nasir El-Rufai’s Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Samuel Aruwan issued a statement saying “The
Kaduna State Government condemns the murders that were perpetrated by
criminal elements that attacked our communities in Gida Biyu, Akwa’a and
Angwan Anjo in Jema’a Local Government Area. The Governor, Malam Nasir
el-Rufai, extends his condolence to the survivors and the families of
the victims.”
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