The Kaduna State Police Command on Monday said that no arrest has been made in Birnin Gwari where 45 people were killed on Saturday in Gwaska village.
The Command’s spokesman, Mukhtar Aliyu, who stated this while disclosing the deployment of three additional police mobile units to reinforce security in the area, added that efforts were on to track down the killers.
He said that the policemen were detailed to comb the area for the killers and other criminals.
The Commissioner of Police, Mr Austin Iwar had earlier said that 45 bodies were retrieved on Sunday for burial, while more than 200 police personnel were deployed to maintain security.
The Kaduna State Government had also, in a statement, said an Army battalion would be permanently deployed in the area to check the killings.
The statement added that the government has directed the State Emergency Management Agency to immediately provide relief materials to the effected community.
NAN
