Widow narrates tragic details of how she separated from her kids and lost one child while running from bandits in southern kaduna

A widow who lost one of her children and got separated from the others, while being chased by bandits who attacked her village in southern Kaduna, has narrated the harrowing experience.

Mama Hajaratu David, 45, lost her husband in 2018 and was left to raise her three children herself.

Sadly, on Friday, July 10, 2020, bandits attacked her village and rendered her and her kids homeless.

She and her three children were sleeping in Chibwob, their village under Atyap Chiefdom in Zangon Kataf LG Area of Kaduna State, when she woke up to the sounds of gunshots around 12 midnight. She realized then that the village was under attack.

While running, she got separated from her two older kids but held on to the youngest. Unfortunately, she had to cross a river to get to safety and her youngest child drowned in the river.

Narrating the ordeal, she said: "We were sleeping around 12 midnight when we heard gunshots. We initially thought it was our local vigilantes, but after the second shot, I quickly woke my three children from sleep. I heard more gunshots and so we ran out of the house.

"We went to a neighbour’s house but saw the house was empty. We came back and locked ourselves in our small kitchen but the sounds of bullets continued loudly all over the village and people were screaming, so we ran out of our house and out of the village. We were still being pursued. We got to a hill and looked behind and saw houses in Chibwob village on fire. We could still hear gunshots.

"We continued running and in the process, I got separated from my two children. I had my two-year-old baby on my back, so I continued running. I got to a river and decided to cross it. I entered and as i walked, I realized the river was deep because of the rains. I thought of going back but I needed to get away from the people killing in my village. I was struggling inside the river by this time and I felt my baby holding me tightly.

"I then got swept by the water which was almost at my neck. My baby was still holding tightly to me and I was still struggling with the water." she said

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