3 killed in Kaduna villages

KADUNA— Violence reportedly persisted in Godogodo and Sanga Districts, both in Jema’a and Sanga regional Governments areas within the Southern part of Kaduna State two days after the consult with of Governor Nasir el-Rufai following the killings and burning of some villages. El-Rufai, who was once in one of the affected villages of Gada Biyu, Anjo and Godogodo in Jema’a neighborhood government, and in Unguwan Mada, in Sanga neighborhood executive, final Tuesday, condemned the killings of natives and the arson, promising to improve protection and bring the culprits to justice. Later, for the first time in Kaduna State, the governor held the State protection Council meeting in Kafanchan, the commercial hub of Southern Kaduna. One Pastor Luka Ubangari of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, was allegedly killed at Unguwan Anjo, near Godogodo, which was once earlier burnt by means of suspected herdsmen last week, village sources informed leading edge the previous day on mobilephone. Two days after the murder of Ubangari, herdsmen allegedly attacked Ningon village, six kilometres from Gwantu, headquarters of Sanga council, leaving two lifeless and one injured. A person who spoke on the Anjo killing on condition of anonymity, stated: “We were happy that the Governor (el-Rufai) visited and assured us of extended protection and that the killers can be found and punished. “To our shock, Pastor Luka Ubangari was once ambushed, shot and killed as he was driving his motorbike after an evangelical visit to Golkofa. He was once killed by way of those who are out to put off us from our ancestral lands.” On the killings in Ningon, Mr. Nuhu Tukura, the President of Ningon neighborhood development organization, NCDA, said: “At eight:45p.M., Sunday night, Mr. Gambo Sule, 38, married with 5 youngsters and Mr. Benjamin Auta, 35, additionally married with two children, had been killed by using unknown herdsmen.” In 2014, Ningon was once razed with ratings killed after an invasion by way of alleged herdsmen.