MASSACRE ON ABUJA BOUND KADUNA TRAIN

 MASSACRE ON ABUJA BOUND KADUNA TRAIN

By George Onmonya Daniel 

Most of us read the massacre in Southern Kaduna few days ago by Fulani bandits and moved on. It is not our business. Like the massacre on the train, Southern Kaduna massacre was unprovoked, nothing, these Fulani bandits just stormed these places shooting indiscriminately, not caring how many people they kill or who they kill. They shoot women, children or anyone and anything. Even Boko Haram as cruel and crude as they are would not do this. 

Let me tell you what happened on the Abuja-Kaduna train. A Gentleman on the train spoke to my fteind and brother Nasiru Adamu El-hikaya of Voice of America, describing in details what happened. He boarded the train in Kubwa-Abuja around 6pm. He confirmed that bandits first planted a bomb the blew the train off the track around a place called Rijana in Kaduna State, then they stormed the train shooting into the train indiscriminately from all direction. Many were killed in front of him, women, children, whoever. The bandits just don't care. He described how a girl he had asked for water earlier was shot in the head and her mother was killed too as the bandit shoot into the train. He lied down and was one of the luckiest who came out unscratched. The government have not told us how many people were killed, they should know by now, bandits don't kidnap dead bodies. They would probably want to hide the numbers of the dead and try to contact their families secretly. 

Many people have been confirmed to have been kidnapped by the Fulani herdsmen/bandits. This is quite depressing and disheartening. 

What is more disappointing are Buhari supporters and Fulani bandits supporters who denied the story earlier and were saying people were not killed.