Popular Social activist, critic, and former lawmaker, Senator Shehu Sani have declared that killings and funerals have become a daily tragedy in Kaduna State.
The former lawmaker’s statement is coming in the face of escalated attacks in Kaura Local Government Area in Kaduna State which has taken an unprecedented toll in recent times.
Senator Sani said the attacks were result of failure on the part government to prevent them.
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He wrote: “Yesterday, 21 people murdered by terrorists were buried in Mallagun, Kaura LG in Southern Kaduna. Killings and funerals has (sic) become a daily tragedy in Kaduna State, in the face of the failure of Government to prevent attacks.”
Africa Today News, New York reports that the bandits, who invaded the communities on Sunday night, also torched several houses.
Reacting, the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in the state said it was mourning the death of over 28 innocent people of the Mallagum community in the Kagoro area who were brutally murdered on Sunday night.
He, then, added that 10 corpses were found discovered in Sokong, 20 motorcycles and 62 houses were burnt down, while in Malagum 1 community, 28 dead bodies were retrieved while 102 houses were set ablaze.
He described the situation as barbaric while calling on the government to urgently provide relief materials for the victims.
“As I am talking to you now, none of these villagers escaped with a single cup of beans. Their foodstuffs were completely burnt down.
“There is no official IDP camp now, the victims are taking refuge in some neighbouring communities while some of them are in some primary schools,” the source said.
“There are ongoing plans to disfranchise our people from participating in the 2023 general elections. The government must show its might in ensuring these terrorists are crushed while sanity should be restored before the elections,” he added.