New Deadly Group ‘Yan Shara’ Terrorises Residents In Kaduna State

The emergence of a new deadly group
called ‘Yan Shara’ in Kaduna state has
compelled the State Police Command
to rein in following a string of attacks
on the residents of the state.
Yan Shara, which means
“Sweepers” in Hausa Language, has
been held responsible for the series
of attacks on some residents of the
state, using dangerous weapons like
knives and machetes.
Speaking to Premium Times in an
interview, the spokesperson of the
command, Abubakar Zubair, said
though the police were not aware of
some of the attacks, the activities of
the group had been put under
control by the force.
He said:-
“The Kaduna police have all the
information about the activities
of the gang in some part of the
state that include Tudun Wada
and Rigasa area and have taken
all the necessary steps to bring
that to a stop. We never had any
other report of such activities
from groups like that in recent
time.”
“The case of Unguwan Rimi and
Unguwan Dosa are new to me
now but the police will step up
and find out what actually
happened. The police are not
taking it lightly with such
activities of hoodlums in the state
anymore.
Also speaking on their nefarious
act, a community leader, Mal
Mustapha, said many of the
members of the Yan Shara were
residents of the same areas where
the activities had taken place.
“As a community leader, we keep
telling people in the Mosque and
gathering to be cautious of these
boys,” Mr. Mustapha said.
“Nobody knows what their
motives are or what they intend
to achieve with such activities.
We are calling on the Kaduna
state Police and the government
to in a matter of urgency hasten
taking action on this group’s
activities in the state.”
In the same vein, a resident of
Unguwan Dosa, Bello Sani, said he
narrowly escaped being lynched
last week when the group attacked
him on his way from the mosque
where he had gone to pray.
He said:-
“It happened after the last prayer
of the day, Isha’a at Unguwan
Dosa. I was going home from the
mosque in Unguwan Dosa when I
saw people running and coming
my way.
“At first I thought it was a riot.
Then one lady who was running
overtook me and was shouting
run! run! run! the sweepers are
coming. I did not understand
what she meant by sweepers until
I saw some shops close to me
closing down and also telling me
to run.
“However, before I could run fast,
one among them hit me with a
big stick on my back. I was able
to jump in to a house close to me
forcing them to retreat.”
Last week, a certain carpenter,
Francis Emmanuel, was attacked in
Kakuri area of the metropolis by
some suspected members of the
gang for failing to observe the
ongoing Ramadan fast.