GUNMEN, suspected to be Fulani
herdsmen, on Sunday night, assassinated the District Head of Fadan Karshi, a
busy commercial town in Sanga Local Government Area, southern part of Kaduna
State. The
murdered District Head, Mr. Bala Madaki, 66, was killed alongside his nephew,
Emmanuel Tanko. According to a community leader in the area, Pastor Mike
Makarfi, the violence took place around 10:30pm Sunday night. He said: “It was
very hot last night (Sunday night) and people were sleeping outside. Around 10
p.m., the chief moved into his house with his family. Then some gunmen who our
people said were Fulani, stormed
his compound and started shooting. “They went
into his room and shot him point blank. They also shot a small boy, Emmanuel
Tanko, who was writing his final year secondary school exams. The boy was the
nephew of the late chief. “Right now, Fadan Karshi is deserted. Shops and
service centres are shut. People are either staying indoors or are leaving
town. No one knows what is coming next.
“Police are patrolling the streets, but
I am not sure if they have any clue about the murderers. I want you to recall
that this was the District Head that received former Governor Mukhtar Yero on
September 22, 2014, when our women protested half naked because of the scale of
killings by Fulani going on at that time.
“Today,
the type of killings going on are those of isolated people. Cattle are also
grazing freely on people’s farms in these areas of Sanga and people are afraid
to do anything about it. Now they are targeting people and eliminating them.
“What people are saying about the killings of our district head is that he may
have been killed by Fulani who have a grudge against him and this community.
“In May, 2014, some Fulani armed men invaded the police station here and seven
people were killed. As they were escaping, two were killed in an exchange of
gunfire between them and the Police.
“The Fulani Association later petitioned
the then National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd) and copied the
governor. They said that our late District head should be arrested, dethroned
and prosecuted for the death of the two Fulani. We still have a copy of the
petition. We suspect that his death may be connected to that incident.
“This is
unfortunate, because in the past one week, we have had some respite, just for
the violence to turn this way,” he said.
The Kaduna State Police spokesman, DSP
Zubairu Abubakar, told Vanguard that he was aware of the incident, but that he
was waiting for the DPO from Karshi to furnish him with details. “I don’t have
the details yet. When I do, I will surely give you,” he told Vanguard.
“Today, the type of
killings going on are those of isolated people. Cattle are also grazing
freely on people’s farms in these areas of Sanga and people are afraid
to do anything about it. Now they are targeting people and eliminating
them.
“What people are saying about the killings of our district head is that
he may have been killed by Fulani who have a grudge against him and this
community.
“In May, 2014, some Fulani armed men invaded the police station here and
seven people were killed. As they were escaping, two were killed in an
exchange of gunfire between them and the Police.
“The Fulani Association later petitioned the then National Security
Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd) and copied the governor. They said
that our late District head should be arrested, dethroned and prosecuted
for the death of the two Fulani. We still have a copy of the petition.
We suspect that his death may be connected to that incident.
“This is unfortunate, because in the past one week, we have had some
respite, just for the violence to turn this way,” he said.
The Kaduna State Police spokesman, DSP Zubairu Abubakar, told Vanguard
that he was aware of the incident, but that he was waiting for the DPO
from Karshi to furnish him with details.
“I don’t have the details yet. When I do, I will surely give you,” he
told Vanguard.
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GUNMEN, suspected to be
Fulani herdsmen, on Sunday night, assassinated the District Head of
Fadan Karshi, a busy commercial town in Sanga Local Government Area,
southern part of Kaduna State.
Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/05/herdsmen-kill-royal-father-nephew-in-kaduna/
Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/05/herdsmen-kill-royal-father-nephew-in-kaduna/
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