Some gunmen have attacked Bakali village in Fatika district of the Giwa Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
The men , who struck on Tuesday, killed no fewer than 21 people.

A resident , Sani Bakali , who lost 13 family members in the attack, said the men operated for over two hours .

He said, “ Eleven of my relatives were killed in a house. They comprise three women and eight children of my younger brothers . All of them were locked in the house and burnt to death .

“ The bandits killed two of my uncles in another building, while four corpses burnt beyond recognition were discovered along the bush path . Twenty – one persons were killed in all by the bandits while nine persons are missing . ”

He also said the bandits went round the village, shooting indiscriminately , during which two Islamic preachers , his neighbour and one of his friends were killed .

“ We just ended funeral prayers for the 21 victims of the attack. The bandits came in a large number invaded the village on motorcycles around 4 pm yesterday ( Tuesday) wielding AK – 47 rifles and shooting everybody .

“ We initially buried 20 corpses before we discovered one more corpse inside the bush and we buried him too .

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“ People have fled the village and apart from the people killed, there are nine people we have yet to see after the incident . We don ’ t know whether they have been killed or not . ”

The Kaduna State Police Command ’ s Police Public Relations Officer , ASP Muhamnad Jalige , confirmed the attack .
He was , however , silenced on the casualty figure .

Jalige said , “ There was an attack in Giwa , Bakali village to be precise, and we have sent a team of police officers and men there to ascertain the situation of things .

Source:- Vanguardngr

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