Sunday, February 2, 2014

WILL THEY DEBRIEF THIS ONE AN MAKE HIM FACE THE LAW OR WILL THEY JUST LET HIM GO? : One Of The Suspected Killers Of Seven in Southern Kaduna Family Members Captured ... SaharaReporters


One of the suspected killers that wiped out a family of seven in Southern Kaduna in the early hours of Friday January 31st, has been captured. The news comes from eyewitnesses who say the suspect was nabbed by an irate band of youths of Southern Kaduna, who besieged a nearby forest searching for herdsmen involved in the grisly attack .
The suspected group of herdsmen allegedly struck in Manchok, Kaura, early Friday morning. The village sits in a local government area of Kaduna State . A senior military officer in charge of security situated in Southern Kaduna, confirmed the capture to SaharaReporters this afternoon.
According to the officer, the irate youths saw the suspected killers and gave them a hot chase, in between Kaduna and Plateau states borders, after which one of them was captured, and another reportedly killed. The dramatic events unfolded in a knife battle in the thick forest.
A traditional local ruler whose son volunteered a photograph of the captured suspect said, the suspect made a useful confession in the carrying out of the grisly Friday killings.
The suspect, according to the officer and local ruler, was handed over to the security agencies patrolling the area, and was later rushed to Kaduna for further questioning as part of an ongoing investigation.
The traditional ruler, who spoke under the condition of anonymity, offered some details of the grisly early morning attack, and capture of the suspect.
He also told SaharaReporters that the family of the seven were buried in Southern Kaduna on Saturday afternoon, 1st of February 2014. The burial and Church services for the family took place amid wide condemnation and shock over the barbaric killings that has left residents of Manchok shaken.

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