Hoodlums kill ex-sergeant, wife, daughter-in-law in Kaduna
Godwin Isenyo and Olaide Oyelude
Published 10 May 2021
Published 10 May 2021
THE Kaduna State Police Command and the Defence Headquarters outfit,
Operation Safe Haven, have reported to the Kaduna State Government the killing of three citizens on Saturday night.
A statement by the state Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr. Samuel Aruwan, on Sunday, said assailants stormed the home of Sgt. Christopher Madaki (retd.), a scribe to a Ward Head at Golkofa, Jema’a Local Government Area of the state and shot him, his wife, Mary; as well as his son’s wife, Alice.
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This came as bandits, Saturday, killed 11 persons at Tsatstkiya in Safana Local Government Area of Katsina State, even as gunmen killed a community leader, his wife and sister-in-law in Jemaa Local Government Area of Kaduna State, same day.
Samuel Aruwan, the Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, said in a statement on Sunday, that all the four victims were members of the same family. He said that the incident was confirmed by the Defence Headquarters outfit Operation Safe Haven and the state Police Command. The three victims were killed in their home on Saturday night. The commissioner also said two people died in Kachia following a misunderstanding. He explained that one
Abba Muhammad following a misunderstanding. According to him, the origin of the fisticuffs between the two is being investigated by security agencies.
“It however ended with Abba Muhammad stabbing Hamidu Nura to death.
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Samuel Aruwan, the commissioner for internal security and home affairs, said the trio was killed during an attack on the community on Saturday night.
Aruwan said Clement, Madaki’s son, survived the attack with injuries.
“According to the feedback, the assailants stormed the home of Sgt. Christopher Madaki (rtd), a scribe to a Ward Head at Golkofa, Jema’a LGA and shot him, as well as his wife and his son’s wife,” Aruwan said.
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“The three were later confirmed dead, while his son Clement Musa Madaki, survived with injuries inflicted on him by the assailants.