There is palpable tension in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State as 45 bodies of those killed by bandits in Gwaska village were buried on Sunday.
DAILY NIGERIAN gathered that the youths and vigilante in the village had planned to stage a protest and barricade a major road to call on the government to check incessant killings in the area.
Hundreds of youths and vigilante members bearing local weapons had gathered at Doka town, where the burial took place, threatening to take “decisive action”
DAILY NIGERIAN gathered that it took the intervention of community leaders to calm the frayed nerves of the irate youths, who vowed to take to the streets and avenge the killings.
“We have to calm them down, otherwise they block the road and cause destruction,” said a community leader, Zubair Idris.
On Sunday, the Kaduna State Police Commissioner, Austin Iwar, told DAILY NIGERIAN that the Gwaska village had a “very strong vigilante” that gives the bandits run for their money.
“Gwaska is in the middle of the forest. Even from Birnin Gwari, access to the village is very difficult. But they have a very strong vigilante that protect the town against the attackers.
“I can’t say it is a retaliatory attack, but preliminary investigation shows that there were issues between the Gwaska vigilante, who are very powerful, and the bandits,” the CP told DAILY NIGERIAN.
