Waya, were killed in an ambush by Fulani herdsmen
on their way to school.
Parents of the deceased
On the evening of Sunday, 22nd of January, 5 students were
in a cab headed for school from Kafanchan. The driver was
the sixth person in the cab.
The newsmen spoke to a brother of one of the deceased,
Michael Joseph. This is what he shared about the incident:
His brother, James Joseph is a 26 year old final year student
of Mass Communication at the College. He was just coming
back home from a weekend with the family at their native
home in Kurmin Musa, Jaba Council, in Kaduna State.
While they were travelling, the driver suddenly stopped while
they were making a turn at a sharp bend at Gadoro -
Passakori - Gidan Waya Road. This was around 5pm.
Suddenly, armed men, believed to be herdsmen, jumped out
from the bush, dragged all passengers out of the cab, and
summarily executed them. They disappeared into the bush.
The driver wasn't harmed.
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When asked how does Michael Joseph know this, this what he said, "My family was informed that a farmer, who was
on a hill not so far away, saw everything." The corpses have
now been taken to the Zangon Kataf General Hospital.
Some reports say while five people were killed, only four
were actually students.
"I can not talk to you officially but I can attest to you that
it was only four of the victims that were student of the
College of Education," the source said.
And what about the police?
The Kaduna State Police Spokesman, ASP Usman Aliyu said
he couldn't confirm that the incident actually happened. In
fact, he outrightly said: "You know what, nothing like that
happened."
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