Tragedy struck Sunday night as gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen reportedly killed two persons and one Pastor Luka Ubangari of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Unguwan Anjo, near Godogodo in the Jema’a Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
The clergyman we learnt was ambushed and killed while on his motorcycle after an evangelical visit to Golkofa, also in the area.
The latest attack is coming just a few days after the state governor, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, visited Godogodo and Sanga districts, in the Jema’a and Sanga local governments areas, all in the southern part of the state to appraise the attacks of suspected Fulani herdsmen in the area.
El-Rufai while in the affected villages of Gada Biyu, Anjo and Godogodo penultimate Tuesday, condemned the killings, describing them as senseless.
He equally promised to arrest the perpetrators.
The threat did not deter the killers as we gathered that two days after the murder of Ubangari, suspected herdsmen attacked Ningon village, 6km from Gwantu, headquarters of Sanga LGA, killing two persons and seriously injuring another person.
A confident source said, “We were happy that Governor Nasir el-Rufai visited and assured us of improved security and that the killers would be found and punished.
“To our shock, Pastor Luka Ubangari was ambushed, shot and killed as he was riding his motorcycle after an evangelical visit to Golkofa. He was killed by Fulani men who were out to remove us from our ancestral lands.”
Reacting to the incidence, Mr. Nuhu Tukura, the President of the Ningon Community Development Association, said the community was attacked on Sunday night and two natives namely Gambo Sule, 38, and Benjamin Auta, 35, were killed by gunmen.
He narrated that the police only arrived on Monday morning following a distressed call put on to them on Sunday night.
“At 8:45pm Sunday night, Mr. Gambo Sule, 38, Mr. Benjamin Auta, 35, were killed by unknown herdsmen.
“We are seriously troubled by all these happenings. Now, we don’t even know what we can do to have rest. Our farms, we cannot go, and our houses we cannot live in. What else shall we do?
“We called the police immediately the incident occurred around 8:45pm on Sunday night, but they did not come until around 7:30, this morning, (Monday). “We are pleading with the state government to help us with security and assist us in feeding. Most farmers are afraid to go to the farm and there will be food scarcity problem this year and the next.”
However, the Kaduna State Police Command through its Public Relations Officer, Aliyu Usman, confirmed the incident but said only one person was killed as a result of the timely intervention
