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THE Southern Kaduna People’s Union (SOKAPU) has raised the alarm that suspected bandits have taken over 6,000sqkm of their land.
Addressing a press conference at the headquarters of the union in Kaduna, on Thursday, president of SOKAPU, Mr Dio Maisamari, noted that “We are constrained to address you today on the pressing issue of security situation affecting our people in Southern Kaduna, Kaduna State.
He noted that within one month, “68 persons have been killed in Atyap land, leaving 15 others with life threatening injuries. These attacks have created streams of displaced persons fleeing for safety.
This was even as it said about 245 Southern Kaduna communities have been sacked.
“If the size of these captured areas is added to Birnin Gwari and adjoining areas, these outlaws have taken about 6,000sq Km of Kaduna land which is bigger than the size of some states, he stressed.
According to him, they have lost hope in the Nigerian state and want the United Nations to come and establish an operational base in Southern Kaduna.
