Kaduna state Police Command said it has organised manhunt for bandits who attacked Gonar Rogo, a remote village in Kufana district Kajuru LGA, killing 15 people, while leaving five others injured.
Kaduna state Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Mohammed Jalige, in a statement on Tuesday said that the armed attackers came in large numbers on motor bikes, adding the police have mobilised a manhunt to forestall a recurrence.
“On 12/05/2020 at about 0120hrs, the Command received a distress call through DPO Kajuru that a group of armed men in large number on motor bikes invaded Gonar Rogo a remote village in Kufana district Kajuru LGA. The attackers started shooting sporadically attacking the villagers and in the process shot and killed 15 persons, and injured five others.
“On receipt of the information, the Command promptly mobilised Combine Teams of PMF personnel, conventional police in synergy with the army and the local vigilante to the area, embarked on intensive manhunt for the fleeing attackers (currently ongoing) and evacuated both the dead and the injured victims to hospital.
“More reinforcement of Police Operatives has been drafted to the area for intensive combing and patrol with a view to forestalling further breakdown of law and order/reprisal and arrest of perpetrators.
“The Commissioner of Police CP Umar Muri is saddened by this attack and appeals for calm as he reiterates the Command’s commitment to apprehend the culprits. He sincerely condoled the affected families on the irreparable losses.
“The Command calls on members of the public to continue to assist the Police with useful information that could help in addressing these challenges and for the possible arrest of these criminals,” Jalige said.
