The Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai has confirmed the attack on Gwaska village in Brinin Gwari Local Government Area of the state, which left over 20 people dead.
According to Daily Post, over 25 people were killed and several houses burnt to rubble when the gang of unknown gunmen attacked the community.
Speaking in a press statement through his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mr. Samuel Aruwan, who paid a condolence visit to the community, Governor El-Rufai disclosed that a battalion of the Nigerian Army would be permanently deployed to the area to avoid any form of reprisal attack.
You can read the press statement below:
“The Kaduna State Government has received with sadness reports of the murder of our citizens by bandits in Birnin Gwari. The government has sent a message of condolence to the people of Birnin Gwari Emirate. The Kaduna State Government is deeply committed to overcoming the unfortunate criminality and banditry being carried out against innocent citizens in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area. The engagements between the state and the Federal Government have yielded results. President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the establishment of a permanent battalion of the Nigerian Army in the Birnin Gwari general area.”
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