BREAKING: Survivor Of Kaduna Bandits Attack Dies While Mother Remains In Captivity

A survivor of Thursday's bandits attack in Kaduna State, who had his brother killed and his mother abducted, has died last night, while his mother is still in captivity.

The survivor was recuperating with his father in separate hospitals following the severity of his gunshot wounds, SaharaReporters learnt. 

The source said the deceased would be buried on Saturday morning in Kano under the care of their family members residing there.

He said going home (Kaduna State) to bury the deceased would compound their traumatic situation. 

"Those at home are already mourning Uwais, who the bandits killed on Thursday and kidnapped our mother who is being held; our father is still in Makarfi hospital. How do we now take Ibrahim's corpse home? The trauma is much to bear."

The survivor, Ibrahim Yahaya, was shot along with his father, Alhaji Yahaya Ilu, while his brother, Uwais Yahaya, was gunned down in their village, Gimi Tasha, in Makarfi local government. Ibrahim died on Friday night.

He died at the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital (AKTH) in Kano state, while his father, Alhaji Yahaya Ilu, is still on admission at General Hospital Makarfi, headquarters of the local government in Kaduna state.

The bandits, after killing his brother (Uwais) on Thursday, shot him (Ibrahim) and his father (Alhaji Yahaya Ilu).

SaharaReporters had reported that the bandits on Thursday morning attacked Gimi Tasha village in Makarfi Local Government Area, killing a man and abducting his mother, while leaving two others injured.

The deceased, identified as Uwais Yahaya, was shot during the raid, while the assailants abducted his mother. Eyewitnesses said the bandits targeted Uwais Yahaya’s mother, leaving his wife.

Two other family members, Alhaji Yahaya Ilu, the father, and Ibrahim Yahaya, one of Uwais’s sons, were also shot with AK-47 rifles but had survived and were rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment. 

Now, Ibrahim Yahaya has also died. 

Makarfi is located within the Kaduna North senatorial district.

However, in a related incident, on Saturday, a group of aggrieved farmers, predominantly women, staged a protest against attacks on farmers and the destruction of farmland by armed herders in Southern Kaduna.

The demonstrators marched from several villages, including Aribi, Kenyi, Kutaho, Kabara, Kushe, Dogonkurmi, Katugal, Nkojo, and Kurmin Jibrin, to the palace of the Chief of Koro, His Highness Yohanna Akaito, in Kurmin Jibrin, Kagarko Local Government Area.
 
Dressed in black and accompanied by some men and children, the protesters painted their faces black, held leaves in their mouths and on their heads, and walked barefoot, symbolizing mourning and resistance.
 
They condemned the attacks on their farms and the impunity of armed herders. Upon reaching the palace, they pressed the traditional ruler to urge the government and security agencies to take immediate action.
 
The group warned that they would carry out another protest if authorities fail to provide a substantive response.
In a video obtained by SaharaReporters, the protesters could be seen singing a mournful, wailing song, saying, “Our Father in heaven, we have come before You; please wipe away our tears.”
 
Addressing their traditional ruler, one of the protesters said, “Your Highness, our king, distinguished elders, and members of the Koro community, we greet you in peace. Today, we have come before you with heavy hearts and tearful eyes. We come as widows, orphans, and the suffering sons and daughters of Koro land.”
“Before you stand men and women who are breadwinners in their respective homes. But our means of livelihood have been destroyed. Herders have grazed their cattle on our farmlands, leaving our crops in ruins. Everything we toiled for is gone,” the protester added.