Senator La’ah Describes as Unfortunate, Gun Battle Between Police and Alleged Terrorists in S/Kaduna
By Alex Uangbaoje, Kaduna
Following sporadic gun shots between the Nigerian Police and alleged terrorists in Tsonge community, near Kagoro in Kaura Local Government Area of Kaduna State, that last for almost 24hours between Friday night and Saturday morning according to residents, the Senator representing Kaduna South senatorial, Danjuma La’ah has described the incident as unfortunate even though a 24hrs curfew is still on in the area.
In a statement he personally signed, Senator La’ah, also commended the Federal Government for deploying troops to Southern Kaduna.
“I am making this public to alert the world of a possible re-grouping of Boko Haram Terrorists with Fulani herdsmen terrorists in Southern Kaduna. They are now conquering large swaths of lands, and have now established a base behind Passakori. This was how Boko Haram started in 2009,” He said.
The statement further said, “Today as we observed the National Morning Day ordered by the Christian Association of Nigeria, (CAN) over the unabated killings of law abiding citizens of Nigeria in Southern Kaduna, and the forceful taking of their lands, I wish to sadly inform again, that two persons were killed yesterday by the same marauding Fulani herdsmen terrorists.
“The death of these two men, identified as Ephraim Ezekiel, 19, and Joshua Ladi, 41, occurred after an almost 24-hour gun battle between the terrorists on one hand and the Nigeria police and local vigilante as the Fulani terrorists tried to overrun a village called Tsonje.
“Tsonje is just a stone throw from Kagoro town, in Kaura Local Government Area, Southern part of Kaduna state.
“I have been reliably informed that after the terrorists retreated to their well known camp behind Pasakori community at the foot of Kagoro mountain, a few kilometers away, two other persons have also been declared missing.
“Information reaching me from around the troubled areas have affirmed that despite the large presence of troops of the Nigeria Army that have been drafted to assist the Police in battling these terrorists, not a single soldier was drafted to assist the police and the local vigilante, in spite of sporadic gun fire that could be heard for kilometers away and throughout the onslaught from Friday Morning to Saturday Morning.
“This is a very sad development. I had earlier praised the Federal Government when these troops were first deployed to Southern Kaduna sometime last week. I had absolute confidence that the Nigeria Army will quickly put an end to this wild and cruel onslaught which have not only ravaged but laid to waste peaceful and law abiding communities; and as I speak, Fulani terrorists are still occupying several villages in Southern Kaduna.
“Instead, I only get reports of soldiers brutalising Southern Kaduna natives; intimidating and threatening our brave young ones with arrest as they lay watch over their communities.”
According to La’ah, “I am bringing this curious development to the attention of the Nigeria Army authority and to the public to appreciate the grave condition under which parts of my constituency have found themselves.
“As you may have been informed, Ninte, Akwa, Golgofa, Gada Biyu, Anjul have already been dominated and inhabited by these Terrorists after many of the villagers were killed, the villages plundered before being set ablaze since May last year. As of Today, the terrorist have moved in to these communities – The unharvested crops of the villagers that have fled, have become food for their cattle.
“Also, Passakori, Mile 1 and Unguwan Missisi all on the ever busy Kagoro-Gidan Waya road in Jema’a LGA has been annexed and are now abodes of the terrorists.”
That is not all, the world has remained silent or has forgotten the killings of persons and the subsequent displacement of communities like Kirim, Zakum, Mayit, Agwom, Zakai Gira, Telak Tunga and Magwot. Fulani Terrorists have since taken over these villages located strategically on the Attakad hills, in Moroa Chiefdom, Kaura LGA.
“I am making this public to alert the world of a possible re-grouping of Boko Haram Terrorists with Fulani herdsmen terrorists in Southern Kaduna. They are now conquering large swaths of lands, and have now established a base behind Passakori. This was how Boko Haram started in 2009.
I am appealing especially to the Nigeria military, whose gallant achievements in dislodging Boko Haram terrorist ishhhhghrkh being praised and hailed Nationwide, to step in and assist the Police.”
“Again, I call on all Southern Kaduna residents to give their maximum cooperation to the police, security operatives, the Nigeria military and all personnel legitimately deployed to secure us.
“Southern Kaduna natives and all residents must understand that the threat to take over their lands by force is not mere speculation or rumour. Everyone must be ready to sacrifice and assist in securing his/her community through committed cooperation with the constituted authority in place.”
