This one na serious matter wey dey happen for Pindiga town for Gombe State. Early Sunday morning, around 3:30 a.m., some armed men burst into the area and cause serious wahala.
Dem carry out coordinated attack for two houses, and as e be, two siblings no survive am. Yusuf Daddy, wey be 31 years, and im sister, Faiza, wey be 28, dem shoot dem down.
As if that one no enough, dem carry five people go for kidnapping, including small pikin. Wetin be this one? Na serious matter wey don make the community dey fear and mourn.
The Police for Gombe don confirm the incident. The Pindiga Police Station get distress call after the shooting. Na wetin the Police Public Relations Officer, Buhari Abdullahi, yarn. Dem talk say the boys wey do the attack no respect nobody. Dem enter one house for Pindiga–Kashere Road and just dey fire scattered.
The attack no be joke o! After the shooting, one 16 years old girl, Zainab, don join the kidnapped camp. The gunmen still manage carry Yayaji Abdullahi wife, Summai, wey be 35 years, and two of im children, Al’amin and Fatima.
The victims wey dem shoot na so dem rush dem go Cottage Hospital for Pindiga, but later dem confirm say dem don die. E be like say Pindiga community don enter serious mourning phase.
As police say dem don find empty shells of AK-47 wey show say wahala don gbe like this, dem dey do their investigation. The Deputy Commissioner of Police don come lead big officers go where e happen, and dem don initiate more operations with local hunters and vigilance groups join hand for search and rescue.
The Gombe State Governor, Muhammadu Yahaya, no happy at all! E don call the killing and kidnapping barbaric. E talk say e go make sure say dem no go rest until dem catch the boys wey do this thing. According to am, nobody suppose kill innocent people for their own house.
‘This na direct attack on our conscience and we go deal with the culprits. We must protect our people!’ Governor Yahaya don vow!
Him also don talk say make citizens no fear, and dem suppose dey help with information to catch the criminals. The community dey united for this matter, as dem dey pray for the souls wey lost and the safe return of the kidnapped.
As e be, Gombe State dey on the alert. The police dey make sure say security operations dey beef up for everywhere. Dem don warn say Pindiga no fit become their hideout for crime again. Na so wahala dey gbe!
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