They came on motorcycles, in the quiet breeze of the early morning when many had left the comfort of their beds to congregate for the Subhi (early morning) prayer. It was 5:30am and the sounds of the assailants’ gunshots created panic; there was confusion and many ran in opposite directions, not certain where the bandits were coming from.

They had targeted and descended first, on Marina village in Kerawa district of Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Without mercy, they shot at men, women, children and the elderly. “Those of us who used local charm and were impervious to their bullets paid a different price,” said a member of the vigilante group who escaped the attack. “They ran over some of our men with their motorcycles. Because their bullets failed, their machetes were used to cut, slice and hack our people down and others were set ablaze,” he narrated.

After almost four hours of massacre that extended to four additional villages, our correspondents learnt that the bandits had only retreated when air and ground reinforcements from security agencies began their onslaught on them. By noon, the dozens of bandits that ambushed the five neighbouring communities of Igabi and Giwa local government areas of the state had left a trail of bloodbath, ashes of the people they burnt and empty shells of vehicles and homes they ransacked and set ablaze.

Marina village recorded 13 casualties, Kerewa village recorded 23 while 15 others were from Zariyawa, Rago and Unguwan Musa. Ibrahim Aliyu, a member of the vigilante at Marina village said the bandits had hit Marina first and on noticing the smoke emanating from the village, youths from neighbouring Kerawa had rushed to render assistance but were equally ambushed by the bandits.

“They burnt six vehicles in Marina village, cars and motorcycles were burnt in Kerawa as well as hundreds of bags of grains were set ablaze. They looted our communities and took away some of the motorcycles,” he said. In remote communities where vehicular accessibility is difficult and GSM network, almost impossible, it took hours for help to reach the people of the affected villages. However, Governor Nasiru El-Rufai had said the casualty figures would have been far more devastating if not for the intervention of security agents. As at the last count, the ward Councillor of Kerawa, Dayyabu Kerawa, said 51 people had been killed, about 5000 bags of grains destroyed.

He appealed to the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) to assist the people who are now taking refuge at Karaukarau and Iyatawa villages of Giwa LGA. Daily Trust Saturday gathered that about three victims are currently receiving treatment at Kauran Wali clinic and one other at ABU Teaching hospital, Shika in Zaria Local Government Area while eight others are at the Iyatawa Hospital in Giwa LGA.

Source: https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/for-4-hours-bandits-killed-maimed-in-5-kaduna-villages.html

Chaii alu eme

My only concern is, someone that can't Govern just a state wants to Preside over the largest black country in the world. It's appalling!

If we've refused to fund the millitary and police effectively, embezzle the allowances of soldiers.then you should expect situations like this...irresponsible leaders.

RIP thought and prayers.
This not a Christian villages don't even bring the religion conspiracies. The insecurities in Nigeria is due to past administration corruption and bad governess

Insecurity: What Buhari has done, and is doing


Each time he itemizes the three focal areas of government, President Muhammadu Buhari follows the same order: we shall secure the country, because you have to first secure a country or institution before you can efficiently manage it. We will revive the economy, and create jobs, particularly for our teeming youths, and then, we will fight corruption.

The order above shows the priority that the President gives to security, as well as law and order in the country. But each time there’s a glitch or snafu (situation normal all fouled up) in the country, some naysayers scream and wail as if nothing is being done. But the hard truth is that a lot has been done in terms of security, and is still being done by the Buhari Administration.

When he came in May 2015, what did he meet? A country that was almost in disarray, with bombs going off like firecrackers daily. The insurgency by Boko Haram was festering in the North-east, North-West, North-Central, with Abuja, the Federal capital having been serially bombed. There was Nyanya 1, Nyanya 2, United Nations Building, Police Force Headquarters, series of shopping malls, churches, mosques, and many others, all bombed, with many lives lost.

The insurgents were already in Kogi State, almost overrunning it. And from there, where would they have headed? South-west, from where they would bivouac in South-south, and the country would be gone. Dead. Forgotten.

But at Eagle Square, where he took the oath of office on that memorable day, the brand new President gave a directive. The command centre of the Boko Haram war should move to Maiduguri, in Borno State, which was the epicenter of the insurgency. Pronto, the Service Chiefs moved, and the country was saved.

Boko Haram got flushed out of Abuja, North-central, North-west, Yobe, Adamawa, and got circumscribed in Sambisa Forest. Soon, their last stand, Camp Zero fell, and since then, they have been scattered like sheep without shepherd. They mingled with the civilian population, from where they launch cowardly atavistic attacks. They became degraded, but just like a scorched snake, not beheaded yet, they still retain capacity for evil. But can you compare what is, with what used to be? Not at all.

But some people have short memories. They say not much is being done to tackle insecurity by the Buhari government. Really?
Admittedly, many more frontiers of insecurity have been opened: banditry, kidnapping for ransom, communal clashes, farmers/herders clashes, and many others. But the baby that says the mother will not sleep, he too will not snooze at all.

The Nigerian military was in tatters before Buhari came. They were ill equipped, ill trained, ill motivated, and were turning their backs to the enemies in the frontline. First thing to do was to restore morale through reequipping, retraining and improvements of salaries and welfare. It affected both the police and the military.

The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar gave an idea of what was, and what is, in Abuja two days ago, when President Buhari inaugurated two Agusta 109 Power and one MI-171 E helicopters.

Said the Air Chief: “Just five years ago, the Nigerian Air Force was facing serious challenges with an abysmal 35 percent aircraft serviceability status for all operable aircraft. At the same time, terrorism, insurgency and other heinous crimes were ravaging the nation with Improvised Explosive Devices exploding not only in the North-east but, indeed, in several urban centers, including the Federal Capital Territory.

“On assumption of office, the President approved the procurement of military equipment including fighter aircraft and helicopter gunships. This visionary step has profoundly impacted positively on Nigerian Air Force operations…Government has so far procured and inducted 22 aircraft, the Service is expecting 17 additional platforms including 12 Super Tucanos from the United States… The Service has undoubtedly come a long way from where it was in 2015.”

Just like its motto, the Nigerian Air Force is now willing, able and ready. President Buhari did it.

The army, navy, police, and all other security agencies are not left out in the new wind of reequipping and retraining blowing across the sector. And the result is the bloody nose being given criminals in different parts of the country. And it continues, till the whole land is secured.

If there was efficiency, why is there proliferation of regional security outfits; Amotekun in the South-West, Shege-Ka-Fasa in the North, and with other parts of the country warming up to set up their own? Good question. Security is collective responsibility. It is a collaboration between the government and the people, and those who heap all the blame on government, for political capital, are missing the point. The people must be involved in securing their communities and country, but within the bounds of the law.

The Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF), established by Nigeria and her neighbors to combat insurgency, got a fillip as soon as President Buhari got to office. With headquarters in N’djamena, Chad, it became a potent fighting force, under the inspiration of Buhari. The contribution to routing of the insurgents is unquantifiable.

What of the many military operations launched in different parts of the country, without which the land may have been impossible to live in?

Operation Lafiya Dole has recorded remarkable successes against Boko Haram. Over 12,000 hostages held by Boko Haram have been released, roads abandoned for many years have been reopened, same for schools closed for over two sessions, while emirs who fled their palaces have returned.
Operation Safe Corridor was established in 2015 to de-radicalize repentant insurgents. Thousands of them have reformed.

State and community policing will stop all this. Nigeria will be great again.

These is cleansing.. How can u call them bandit when they Just Attack a village Without looting Anything or requesting for any Ransome... These is pure terrorism... Ethnic and religious cleansing

You people in Kaduna are not serious. Dont you have successful children in the cities, army, other parts of the country and abroad. Time for you guys to start a fund-raising. Then buy guns. Heavy AK47s. Teach your youths how to shoot. Let there be a watchmen that monitor strange movements into your village. Once the bastards come, return fire with fire. The ones you kill, roast them and feed to your dogs. Untill you learn to fight back, you will be continually oppressed until your village turns to Fulani grazing land. Unite southern Kaduna. Fight back,

And some Corp members just got posted to Kaduna State.

Why do we always wake up with bad news in this country

Everything is compromised...these terrorists are too much kilode

Kill them all till the NORTH get sense by force.

Who also think there's something wrong with the title?


The title Bandits Killed, Maimed In 5 Kaduna Villages For 4 Hours suggest Bandits were killed and Maimed in 5 Kaduna villages, but according to the story, it was the villagers that were killed and maimed instead.

I think the word "in" in the title should beremoved.

Who did this to us?

What exactly is their agenda? I don't understand why these Fulani bastards behave like animals. Do you just swoop on a community and start killing and destroying aimlessly?

Repentant Boko Haram reporting for duty

Oh my Kaduna

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haryorbarmie83:
State and community policing will stop all this. Nigeria will be great again.

Wrong. State police won't stop nada.Total disintegration of the country would suffice.

One of una mentors
Iran =1.66births per woman
Life expectancy >=75years

Northern naija: fertility rate = >7 births per woman

Life expectancy =<52yrs.

Everytime we are sitting on a keg of gun powder, we are sitting on a keg of gun powder! No action taken to reverse the ugly situation.

Una no dey tire? Kontinu.

Who are the bandits? Hausa or Fulani? Why are they killing innocent people? it’s ridiculous!

Sad! This is a country that is so blessed and free from devastating natural disasters that plague other countries almost regularly! Instead of building on what we have to become the envy of others with an exalted pride of place, the idiots that constitute the leadership of this country at various levels have continued to make sure that man-made, deliberately contrived disasters will continue to destroy the name and reputation of this country! It is practically a crime to be Nigerian now! What manner of madness is this?! Yet they will not even shamefully resign and spare us their ineptitude and evil agenda! Once you protest they will tag it terrorism!

This hellhole needs to be broken to pieces so those that want to be useful to themselves can plan and govern themselves while those that thrive on bloodshed, war and religious stupidity can wipe themselves off for good!

State of emergency needs to be declared in KD. El-Rufai cannot manage the security situation in the state.

In that stupid auntie wey call herself witcher abi witch's voice.."RUGA IS THE ONLY SOLUTION"