AGAIN, BANDITS STRIKE KADUNA COMMUNITY AS RESIDENTS FLEE TO SAFETY

Armed bandits on motorbikes on Sunday morning, 16th January 2022 have attacked Damari community in the Birnin Gwari Local Government Council Area of Kaduna state, causing residents to flee to safety in their hundreds.

Sources in the Damari communities revealed to journalists that, the bandits were said to be in pursuit of members of a group loyal to a notorious warlord, Malam Abba, that was confirmed by the Kaduna State Police Command in 2020, to be a member of the terrorist group, Boko Haram.
 
A resident of Damari, who identified himself as Ibrahim Damari, said he had to flee the community, told Daily Trust that the bandits stormed the area around 10am on Sunday, adding that many began to flee on hearing the reverberating gunshots.
 
Daily Trust gathered that a deadly clash had ensued on Friday between bandits and the lieutenants of Malam Abba in which several bandits were killed in the face-off.
 
A source from the community said it is suspected that the bandits who attacked Damari were on a vengeance mission and deliberately attacked Damari because the community was under the protection of Malam Abba.
 
When contacted, Kaduna State Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Mohammed Jalige, said he has contacted the officer in charge of the area to liaise with other security agents in order to rescue the situation.
 
Bandits’ activities are persisting in Kaduna despite military operations ongoing in the state and other parts of the North to neutralise the criminals. (Daily Trust)