“Nearly two years, men including young boys haven’t been sleeping in the night in Kuriga,”
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Local vigilantes and personnel of the Kaduna State Vigilance Service responded to the incident, but their efforts were easily nullified by the well-armed terrorists, according to Mr Abdullahi who disclosed that one of the vigilantes lost his life in the process.“They came on motorcycles carrying guns, with some of them wearing military uniforms standing and shouting ‘All of you should stop’ while shooting in the air,” Aminu said, adding that he managed to outrun his pursuer and returned home.
There have been reports, however, that the government has engaged a negotiator to interface with the terrorists, a claim the government later denied.Residents of the town described the incursion as the most brazen one since the terrorists started inflicting terror on Kuriga in 2016. “If we observe their movement, everyone picks his firearms and standstill to protect the town,” he continued, noting the resistance helped them thwart many planned invasions.
“Unfortunately, they staged the attack while many of us were sleeping. Some of us picked our firearms but no one could shoot because of our children that were with them.”Kuriga: A troubled refugee town without military presence Although there is a heavy security presence in Udawa, terrorists still operate on the fringes of the town. Last Friday, they abducted four locals, including a bride-to-be in a remote area of Udawa.
Apart from the wanton attacks on its surrounding villages, Kuriga has suffered a series of terror attacks and abductions since 2018 with at least three deaths and 29 abductions, according to data obtained from the Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project . Governor Uba Sani, who stressed the need for state policing, disclosed that a police post and military base would be sited in Kuriga for efficient response to terror threats.