Gunmen launch fresh attack in Kaduna community

Despite efforts to rescue the 287 pupils and teachers kidnapped recently in Kaduna State, gunmen on Saturday launched a fresh attack on Dogon-noma community in Kajuru Local Government area of the State.

The community was attacked in the early hours of Saturday, barely three days after one person was killed and eight women were kidnapped in Banono Angwaku community in the same local government.

Cafra Caino, a former chairman of the local government, while confirming the attack, said the attackers, who were in large numbers, invaded the village at about 5.45am.

“We are yet to get the number of casualties because the locals ran for their lives at the time the assailants invaded the community.

“The community had, some time in 2019, came under heavy attack where 74 people were killed and the community recently has been experiencing attacks,” the former local government chairman said.

Chikun and Kajuru Local Government areas of the state had recently witnessed several attacks and kidnappings.

When contacted, the state Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Mansir Hassan, requested for a text message because he was driving.