Police confirm killing of 21, rustling of 50 cows in Kaduna community

The Kaduna State Police Command on Monday confirmed the Killing
of 21 persons and rustling of 50 cows in an attack by gunmen in
Banono and Anguwan Aku villages in Kajuru Local Government Area in
Kaduna State.

The Command Public Relations officer, DSP Yakubu Sabo, gave the
confirmation in a statement issued in Kaduna.

Sabo said the said incident happened on April 8, at about
0930Hours.

“We received a distress call that a group of armed men in large
number on motor bikes entered Banono and Anguwan Aku both are
remote neighbouring villages in Kufana district of Kajuru LGA.

“The attackers started shooting sporadically attacking the
villagers and in the process shot and killed twenty one persons,
injured three others and destroyed ten 10 houses.

” The bandits also rustled about fifty 50 cows,” he said.

Sabo disclosed that a combined teams of Police Mobile Force
personnel, conventional Police, Army and the local Vigilante were
promptly mobilised to the area.
He said they repelled the attack and evacuated both the dead and
the injured to hospital.

According to him, while efforts are on to apprend the fleeing
criminals, reinforcement of more Police Operatives have been
drafted to the area for intensive combing and patrol with a view to
forestall further breakdown of law and order/reprisal and arrest
the perpetrators.

Sabo said that the Commissioner of Police, CP Ahmad Abdurrahman
is saddened by this attack and has reiterated the Command’s
commitment to apprehend the culprits.
“He sincerely condoled the affected families on the irreparable
losses.

“The Command appeals to members of the public to continue to
assist the Police with useful information that could help in
addressing these challenges and for the possible arrest of these
criminals.” Sabo said.