The death toll from last
Saturday’s attack on Zangan village in
Attakar Chiefdom, Kaura Local
Government Area of Kaduna State has
risen to about 100, with 500 houses
destroyed and over 10,000 persons displaced. Foodstuffs and household items lost were
also estimated at about N500 million naira. This was made known, yesterday, by the
National President of Attakar Community
Development Association, ACDA, Mr.
Ishaya Samaila at a briefing in Fadan
Attakar, the headquarters of the Attakar
Chiefdom. This was even as the paramount ruler of
Attakar Kingdom, the Agwam Takad I,
Chief Tobias Nkom Wada, expressed
disappointment in the members
representing the area at the National
Assembly for their inability to sponsor a motion calling the attention of the Federal
Government to the plight of the Attakar
people since alleged Fulani gunmen
started attacking his communities in
March. Samaila said: “On March 19 and 20,
Stephen Aboye was killed at Mafan and
Markus Aba was shot dead in Telak by
suspected Fulani gunmen. “On March 21, Attakar villages on the
Plateau State axis (Kirim, Danti, Mayit,
Zadian, Dajak, Tinga Mogwai and Durag)
were invaded, leaving 14 people dead,
while 247 houses were burnt, including
four churches and two schools. Personal items worth about N150 million were
destroyed in that attack.” On his part, Chief Tobias said: “We are not
impressed with our representatives at the
state and National Assemblies. We
acknowledge their private donations and
concerns, but our displaced persons
cannot keep feeding from such gestures alone. “We expect them to raise a serious motion
calling on relevant authorities to intervene
so that, we can have permanent security
and sustainable way of feeding our
displaced persons.” The Attakar people dwell mainly on the
Attakar Hill, about 220km South of Kaduna
metropolis.
Saturday’s attack on Zangan village in
Attakar Chiefdom, Kaura Local
Government Area of Kaduna State has
risen to about 100, with 500 houses
destroyed and over 10,000 persons displaced. Foodstuffs and household items lost were
also estimated at about N500 million naira. This was made known, yesterday, by the
National President of Attakar Community
Development Association, ACDA, Mr.
Ishaya Samaila at a briefing in Fadan
Attakar, the headquarters of the Attakar
Chiefdom. This was even as the paramount ruler of
Attakar Kingdom, the Agwam Takad I,
Chief Tobias Nkom Wada, expressed
disappointment in the members
representing the area at the National
Assembly for their inability to sponsor a motion calling the attention of the Federal
Government to the plight of the Attakar
people since alleged Fulani gunmen
started attacking his communities in
March. Samaila said: “On March 19 and 20,
Stephen Aboye was killed at Mafan and
Markus Aba was shot dead in Telak by
suspected Fulani gunmen. “On March 21, Attakar villages on the
Plateau State axis (Kirim, Danti, Mayit,
Zadian, Dajak, Tinga Mogwai and Durag)
were invaded, leaving 14 people dead,
while 247 houses were burnt, including
four churches and two schools. Personal items worth about N150 million were
destroyed in that attack.” On his part, Chief Tobias said: “We are not
impressed with our representatives at the
state and National Assemblies. We
acknowledge their private donations and
concerns, but our displaced persons
cannot keep feeding from such gestures alone. “We expect them to raise a serious motion
calling on relevant authorities to intervene
so that, we can have permanent security
and sustainable way of feeding our
displaced persons.” The Attakar people dwell mainly on the
Attakar Hill, about 220km South of Kaduna
metropolis.
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