Gunmen kill 10 in Kaduna

No fewer than 10 per­sons were killed by gunmen who at­tacked Tattaura village in Sanga Local Gov­ernment Area of Kaduna State at the weekend.
Five others were also in­jured in the incident.

Acting Chairman of Sanga Local Government Coun­cil, Alhaji Nasiru Harande, who confirmed the incident, described it as unfortunate, adding that the people of Tat­taura community were still celebrating Christmas on Sat­urday night when the gunmen struck.
He said majority of the vic­tims were youths, both male and female, who were dancing away the night in the mood of the festivity.
At the time of filing this report, Alhaji Harande said normalcy had returned to the area, adding, “the attackers came, shot and fled, and in the process 10 people were killed, while five others were injured and they are receiving treatment at a general hospital, Akwanga in the neighbouring Nassarawa State.”
Also, a top civil servant from Sanga, who did not want his name in print told Daily Sun on phone that the dead were given mass burial yester­day morning.
A community leader, Mike Sanga, said the attack took place in a shop where some people were relaxing after a hectic dance in the spirit of Christmas.
“Our community is about three kilometres to Nandu- Ankpong, where 19 people were killed in June 23, 2014. And it is unfortunate that none of these offenders has been arrested by law enforcement agencies. We, therefore, call on government to beef up se­curity in our community to prevent further attacks.”
Tattaura is a community in Ancha district of Ninzo Chief­dom. The village is two kilo­metres East of Gwantu Town, the local government head­quarters.