Fresh concerns have emerged over the worsening security situation along the Kaduna-Plateau border following a deadly attack on Angwan Magaji community in Kamaru Ward of Kauru Local Government Area of Kaduna State that left nine persons dead and 11 others injured.
The attack, which reportedly occurred around 1 a.m. on Wednesday, has once again highlighted the vulnerability of communities located along the volatile border between Kaduna and Plateau states, where incidents of violence, reprisals and armed attacks have continued to threaten peace and livelihoods.
According to community sources, armed assailants stormed Angwan Magaji under the cover of darkness and opened fire on residents, causing panic and confusion as people attempted to flee for safety.
A statement issued by the National Publicity Secretary of the Irigwe Youth Movement, Joseph Chudu Yonkpa, said the attackers invaded the community and unleashed violence on unsuspecting residents.
Yonkpa explained that the majority of the inhabitants of the affected settlement are members of the Irigwe ethnic nationality with ancestral roots in neighbouring Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State.
