As igp relocates to state capital,
ahead of new year
By ISMAIL OMIPIDAN, Lagos, NOAH
EBIJE, SOLA OJO and ABDULLAHI
HASSAN, Kaduna
After the 2011 post- election violence
that rocked some states in the northern
part of the country, with Kaduna State, as
the major casualty, as it lost over 800
persons, out of the about 1,000 that died
in the entire country, villages and towns in
the Southern Kaduna part of the state
have continued to witness incessant
attacks by faceless groups, from then, till
date.
Curiously, the dimension of the attacks is
making it difficult for both the people of
the area and the security operatives, in
and around the state, to define the
attacks or identify its causes.
When, therefore, a 24 -hour curfew was
imposed in four of the councils in the
southern part of the state, shortly before
Christmas, residents had heaved a sigh
relief. But little did they know that respite
for them, was far from being in sight, as
one of the communities in the area, Goska
village, to be precise, suffered another
attack on the eve of Christmas.
The attack, Saturday gathered, left
five persons dead and several others
wounded, with a 14 -year- old daughter of
former chairman of Jema’a Local
Government area, Gideon Morik, being
among those killed. Goska, is about 5km
from Kafachan, headquarters of Jema’a
LGA.
further learnt that the
incident has forced many residents to flee
the community, and other neighbouring
communities, for fear of being attacked.
They reasoned that if the Christmas eve
attack could take place when security
operatives had been deployed to the area,
and under curfew, there was no guarantee
that their lives would be protected.
Meanwhile, Saturday Sun can
authoritatively reveal that the Inspector
General of Police, IGP, Ibrahim Idris, will
be relocating to Kaduna today, to
personally supervise security operations in
the area, with a view to boosting the
confidence of the residents of the area,
who are already apprehensive, waiting for
the next attack.
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