Reported by: Ime Richard Aondofa | Edited by: Henry Owen
Amnesty International Nigeria on Saturday released the findings of its rapid-response investigation into Friday’s bandit incursion in Layindanauta Kuyello District, Birnin Gwari LGA, Kaduna State, confirming that “at least 13 persons, including children,” were shot dead when gunmen stormed the farming community around 4:00 p.m.
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The organisation, which interviewed survivors, hospital staff and local vigilantes, said the attackers “went on a rampage of atrocities—killing people, destroying properties and looting shops,” before disappearing into nearby forests.
“The pattern of the latest attack shows all the atrocious hallmarks of the consistent years of attack on the people of Birnin Gwari LGA,” Amnesty stated, adding that the death toll could rise because several victims are still missing.
Amnesty’s country director, Osai Ojigho, told Stone Reporter News that researchers found spent cartridges from AK-47 rifles and evidence that shops were systematically emptied of foodstuff, phone accessories and cash.
“Survivors described how the gunmen separated male adults from women and children, then opened fire. We documented bullet wounds on victims as young as five,” Ojigho said.
The rights group stressed that “alarming escalation of attacks, abductions for ransom and frequent killings” has left residents feeling “more unsafe,” accusing federal and state authorities of “utter failure to protect lives and properties.”
It recalled that Birnin Gwari has recorded no fewer than 18 mass kidnappings since January, with hardly any suspect prosecuted.
Amnesty called on the Nigerian government to “focus on ending the violence in Birnin Gwari—and bringing the actual suspected perpetrators to justice,” warning that “incessant killings and the stunning failure of the authorities to end them … continues to be a threat to the right to life in Nigeria.”
Kaduna State police command said it was “collating details” and promised a statement. As of press time, neither Governor Uba Sani nor President Bola Tinubu had commented publicly on the incident.
Layindanauta Kuyello residents have begun mass burials; Amnesty says three children were buried in a single grave because their parents could not be located after the shooting.
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