{"id":17308,"date":"2017-12-25T23:54:14","date_gmt":"2017-12-25T23:54:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=17308"},"modified":"2017-12-25T23:54:14","modified_gmt":"2017-12-25T23:54:14","slug":"christmas-eve-massacre-gun-men-on-rampage-again-in-southern-kaduna","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=17308","title":{"rendered":"CHRISTMAS EVE MASSACRE: GUN MEN ON RAMPAGE AGAIN IN SOUTHERN KADUNA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><code><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- www.deltanewsroom.com --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2163942495525027\" data-ad-slot=\"1411897411\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/code><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Barely 48 hours after the attack on Nindem village in Godogodo Chiefdom of Jema\u2019a local government area of Kaduna State by a lone gunman, another attack has been launched at Ungwan Mailafiya in Kwagiri District of Gwong Chiefdom of the same local government living six persons dead.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">These attacks, coming on the eve of Christmas festivities were reminiscent of the sad attack at Goska on the eve of last year\u2019s Christmas celebration where scores were killed.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Police Public Relations Officer in the State, Aliyu Mukhtar confirmed the attack, saying the command has swung into action to unmask the attackers.<\/p>\n<div class=\"AvKjRwWW\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Similarly, the state government while condemning the attack, said more security agents have been deployed to the area.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Senior Special Assistant to Governor Nasir El-Rufai on Media and Publicity, Samuel Aruwan said, the government has been working with security agencies to fortify the general area, to deter escalation and reassure citizens of their safety.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Aruwan said, \u201cToday, the military authorities notified the Kaduna State Government of an attack at Ungwan Mailafiya community that occurred late last night. This follows an attack at Nimdem on the night of 23rd December 2017.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\u201cAccordingly, the Commander of Operation Safe Haven, who has temporarily moved to Kafanchan to coordinate the operation, has confirmed that more assets are being deployed to the southern Kaduna area.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alternativeadvert.com\/show.php?z=30&amp;pl=15484&amp;ad_type=59&amp;rl=180\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\u201cThe government is saddened by the latest developments which amount to serious threats to the lives and safety of peace-loving citizens. Negative elements must not be allowed to undo all the hard work done to restore peace and security.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\u201cGovernment commiserates with the victims and their families. All our communities are enjoined to stand together, and support the security agencies to thwart what looks like a predetermined plot to create anarchy around this period. This has clearly failed, and we enjoin all citizens to put hands together to deny the criminals any opportunity of succeeding in their evil plans.<\/p>\n<div class=\"2oQaNFML\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\u201cCitizens are encouraged to report any threat to peace, law and order within the Kaduna South Senatorial district to the officials of Operation Safe Haven, the special security task force in the area, on the following numbers: 08021212139, 08149000091, 08090498333<br \/>\nand 08074633336.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\u201cThe government notes the commendable efforts of community leaders in the wake of the Nimdem attacks, and urges continued engagements to prevent escalation. Community leaders, including the clergy, traditional leaders and other critical stakeholders like community based associations must continue to work together to ensure that peace is upheld.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\u201cThese efforts of the community leaders reflect a deep desire for peace, which needs to be sustained in order to collectively deter those who wish to spread hostility and divide our communities. The government is assured that the security agencies will continue to pursue the criminal elements who perpetrated this act and their sponsors\u201d, he said.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">But, member representing Jema\u2019a\/ Sanga Federal Constituency in the green chamber of National Assembly, Shehu Nicholas Garba in a statement on Monday condemned the attack in strong term, calling on the security personnel and the State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai to nip the menace in the bud in good time.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">He said, \u201cit was\u00a0with deep shock and concern that I received the news of the attack on Nindem Village in Godogodo Chiefdom at about 10pm on Friday 22 December, 2017.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\u201cIn this attack, four persons were killed and 10 others were critically injured. The dead were buried the following day under the watch of the Security personnel. The wounded are currently being attended to at the Throneroom Hospital in Kafanchan while other severe cases have been referred to JUTH in Jos.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\u201cWhile we were mourning the deaths at Nindem, at about 10pm on Christmas eve on Sunday, the security personnel received distress calls of another attack at Ungwan Mailafiya in Kwagiri District of Gwong Chiefdom.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\u201cBy daybreak on Christmas day, 6 persons have been confirmed killed including a child of about six years old\u00a0 and many others injured.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\u201cThese recent attacks defy all human logic as there appears to be no immediate trigger. That these attacks take place on the eve of Christmas is a demonstration of the total contempt of the perpetrators of the solemnity of this season.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\u201cWe had thought that the relative peace which had been witnessed over the past months, arising from efforts of well-meaning individuals and bodies, was going to translate into a permanent peace which our people desperately desire. Unfortunately, it appears that some persons or group are bent on perpetuating violence and turning our hitherto peaceful communities into a\u00a0 theatre of war for reasons not yet clear to all peace-loving people.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\u201cAs a Representative of these communities and a human being, these incidents are painful and stand totally condemned. We will continue to promote the virtues of peace and harmonious co-existence amongst all our communities\u201d.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">He then appealed to security agencies and Governor Nasir El-Rufai to quickly investigate the latest incidents and bring the perpetrators to book this time around.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\u201cI am appealing to the Security Agencies to quickly investigate the latest incidents with a view to apprehending and bringing the perpetrators to Justice.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\u201cI am also appealing to Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, the Governor of Kaduna State,to ensure that these\u00a0 latest incidents do not go the way of similar previous\u00a0 incidents where the Perpetrators were never apprehended. There is no doubt that the impunity which has followed previous incidents has continued to embolden the Murderers whose agenda is yet to be unravelled.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\u201cI am also calling on the state Government to complement our efforts in rendering assistance to the injured.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\u201cWe are calling on all Nigerians and the International Community to take a special notice\u00a0of the happenings and plight of our Communities which are daily being decimated by forces that the state has persistently failed to unearth\u201d, he said.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">He however urged the affected communities to remain calm and avoid embarking on any form of violent reaction while expecting the security personnel to act.(NATION)<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/GUNMEN.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-17309\" src=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/GUNMEN-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/GUNMEN-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/GUNMEN-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/GUNMEN-768x768.jpg 768w, http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/GUNMEN-80x80.jpg 80w, http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/GUNMEN-40x40.jpg 40w, http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/GUNMEN-64x64.jpg 64w, http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/GUNMEN-75x75.jpg 75w, http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/GUNMEN.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Barely 48 hours after the attack on Nindem village in Godogodo Chiefdom of Jema\u2019a local government area of Kaduna State by a lone gunman, another attack has been launched at Ungwan Mailafiya in Kwagiri District of Gwong Chiefdom of the same local government living six persons dead. 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