A former lawmaker, Senator Shehu Sani, on Tuesday condemned assaults on communities in Kaduna State, particularly the latest killings in some communities in Southern Kaduna.

Sani, who represented the Kaduna Central Senatorial District from 2015 to 2019, acknowledged that the Southern Kaduna individuals have been handled like blacks beneath apartheid South Africa.

He made this identified in a tweet, describing the killings as “systemic”.

The ex-lawmaker tweeted, “No a part of Kaduna is spared of terrorist assaults, violence, and kidnappings. Nevertheless, the killings in Southern Kaduna by terrorist teams are systemic; the individuals of that a part of the state are additionally institutionally handled just like the blacks beneath apartheid South Africa.”

Terrorists on Sunday evening reportedly killed over 28 individuals in separate assaults in Malagum 1 and Sokwong communities of Kagoro chiefdom in Kaura Native Authorities Space of the state.

The Council Chairman, Hon. Mathias Siman, confirmed the incident to The PUNCH on Monday and stated he may solely verify that seven individuals have been gruesomely killed in Sokwong Neighborhood.

The assault is coming barely 5 days after an assault was launched in Malagum 1, main to a few deaths.

The state Commissioner for Inside Safety and House Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, who conveyed the state authorities condolence message to the individuals of Malagum and Sokwong Communities, stated the event saddened the state.

The commissioner, who claimed a number of residents have been killed within the assault and homes razed, quoted the governor, Nasir el-Rufai, to have expressed disappointment on receiving the reviews.

He stated the governor had directed the State Emergency Company to offer reduction supplies to the affected communities urgently.

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