Following the attack and massacre on innocent commuters of Dogon Noma, Unguwan Sarki, Sabon Gida, and Mekeri in the Kajuru local government area of Kaduna State,
The attack, which consumed no fewer than 31 people’s lives, displaced thousands of people, primarily women, and children.
The villagers, mostly natives of Adara, were displaced after a terrorist group of armed bandits raided the villages while burning houses, stores, and places of worship.
However, the villagers alleged that the terrorists were aided by a helicopter during the attack.
The youth leader in Dogon Noma, Mr. Chris Jonah, disclosed that the terrorists invade their villages in large numbers on motorbikes while shooting sporadically. We attempted to repel the attacks with our den guns, but we were overpowered.
We suddenly heard the sound of a helicopter, with the hope it was security operatives who had arrived to save us from being killed by the terrorists, but it began shooting at us indiscriminately. Many died as a result, while an unspecified number of our people were kidnapped. He added
It will be recalled that the Kaduna state government had In a statement signed by the state commissioner of internal security and home affairs, Mr. Samuel Aruwan had earlier debunked the allegations while noting that the helicopter was there to repel the attack.
How SOKAPU Distributes Relief Items to the Kaduna Helicopter Terror Attack Victims
A few days after the horror attack, the Southern Kaduna people’s union, SOKAPU, has reached out to the displaced villagers with the support of relief materials purchased with Governor Wike’s donations to IDPs in the state.
The relief materials include human necessities such as food and shelter, as well as women’s sanitary pads and children’s pumps.
However, SOKAPU President Mr. Jonathan Asake has urged the government and the international community to end the persisting insecurity and further investigate the helicopter’s source amidst increased killings in parts of the country.
We have understood the humanitarian needs of these victims, and supporting them is our primary assignment while the government must wake up to its purpose of protecting lives and properties. He added
