Former senator representing Kaduna Central, Shehu Sani has donated the sum of N60,000 to foot the bills for the injured victims of gunmen attack in Chikun Local Government Area of the State.
Daily Trust reported that one of the four injured, Omega, who was shot in the mouth, died in hospital on Tuesday.
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Two of his sisters, Baby and Blessing are still being attended to at the hospital in Birnin Gwari while the head of the family Yakubu Gurmi was at home receiving treatment.
A community leader, Alhaji Husaini Imam who received the donation on behalf of the injured family told Daily Trust that the senator sent the money because he felt bad about what happened to the family.
“He called after the story was published and since then he has been in touched with us to know their condition so on Thursday evening he sent N60,000 for the treatment of those injured. I handed the money to the family,” he said.
The community leader commended the effort of the senator and called on other individuals to come to the rescue of those injured.
Daily Trust reported how the 17 members of the family were abducted at Gonar Lema few kilometres away from Udawa village in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State have regained freedom.
Six of the abducted victims were freed by their captives while one escaped.
But there are still 10 with the bandits in which they demanded for N15 million ransom.
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