Birinin Gwari Massacre: 45 Bodies Evacuated
A total of 45 death bodies have so far been evacuated in the fresh attack
on Gwaska village in Brinin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State on
Saturday.
Eyewitness said the death toll is still on the rise as several houses were also
reportedly set ablaze when the suspected bandits attacked Gwaska village in
Brinin Gwari Area, located over a hundred kilometres away from Kaduna
metropolis.
The latest attacks came barely a week after nine local miners were killed by
gunmen at Janruwa village in Brinin Gwari.
Reports said the armed bandits, who reportedly came in from Zamfara State,
rounded up Gwaska to Kuiga village around 2.30pm and opened fire, killing
many people, mostly children.
The attackers were said to have also burnt down about 3,000 houses in the
village adding that survivors, mostly women were taking refuge at Doka district
in the area.
Members of the local government council under the umbrella of the Birnin
Gwari Vanguards for Peace and Good Governance said most of those killed are
volunteers that tried to defend the village and children that cannot escape the
onslaught.
“We called on the authorities to take urgent steps to forestall further attacks
and extinction of communities in Birnin-Gwari local government area of
Kaduna State,” a member of the community told reporter.
Another who doesn’t want his name mentioned said, “The gunmen came in
from Zamfara State axis. They attacked and killed many people, mostly
children. They also completely burnt down many houses in Gwaska village
where they spent over three hours”.
“The survivors escaped to Doka village and the injured ones have been taken
to Birini Gwari hospital”, they stated.
Also in update signed by Birinin-Gwari vanguards for Security and Good
Governance dated 6th May 2018, it stated that “So far about forty-five dead
bodies were evacuated by the braved vigilantes and volunteers numbering five
hundred with assistance of handful soldiers this afternoon.”
One of the vigilantes said, “The tensed atmosphere and untidy nature of the
village environment necessitate the evacuation of forty-five bodies discovered
for burial rites in Birnin-Gwari town”.
Also one the volunteers said, search and rescue operation is ongoing at
Gwaska, saying, “death toll may rise as many bodies are likely to be found in
the bush”.
“While we commend the resilience of the braved vigilantes and volunteers, we
equally call on the people of Birnin-Gwari to remain calm and Vigilance for
peaceful burial rites of the deceased and await government response (if any)
on the massacre of innocent lives and destruction of their homes by armed
bandits”.
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