WorldStage Newsonline– Following attack by armed bandits at Gwaska village in Birnin-Gwari local government of Kaduna State on Saturday, about 45 dead bodies were said to have been evacuated by the braved vigilantes and volunteers numbering 500 with assistance of handful soldiers as at Sunday afternoon.
A statement signed by the Birnin-Gwari Vanguards For Security And Good Governance said “The tensed atmosphere and untidy nature of the village environment necessitate the evacuation of forty-five bodies discovered for burial rites in Birnin-Gwari town.”
The statement said, search and rescue operation was ongoing at Gwaska, saying, “death toll may rise at many bodies are likely to be found in the bush”
“While we commend the resilience of the braved vigilantes and volunteers, we equally call on the people of Birnin-Gwari to remain calm and Vigilance for peaceful burial rites of the deceased and await government response (if any) on the massacre of innocent lives and destruction of their homes by armed bandits.”
