Unknown
gunmen killed six persons in an attack on Goska, a village near Kafanchan, in
Jemaa Local Government of Kaduna State, early Sunday morning.
Among
those killed was Gimbia Morik, an SSS 2 student, and daughter of Mr. Gideon
Morik, former Deputy Speaker of Kaduna House of Assembly and also one-time
Chairman, Jemaa Local Government.
“The
attackers just stormed the village and started shooting; they killed six people
including my daughter and five others,” Molrik told the News Agency of Nigeria
(NAN), in Kafanchan, on Sunday.
He
said that the attackers injured many others and burnt many houses.
NAN
reports that the local government and two others – Kaura and Zango-Kataf, have
been under a 24-hour curfew, following incessant attacks by unknown gunmen.
A
senior police officer, who confirmed the incident, described the destruction at
Gioskas as “very devastating.”
He
said that the corpses had been deposited at the Kafanchan General Hospital
where the injured were also being treated.
Already,
Governor Nasir El-Rufai has condemned the attacks and vowed to fish out those
that invaded Goska.
The
governor, who empathized with families that lost loved ones, charged security
agencies to double their efforts toward halting the persistent attacks in the
area.
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