There was pandemonium in Sabon Gjero Community, in Kaduna State, when residents were shot at by security agents while resisting operation of the State Urban Planning and Development Authority (KASUPDA), who embarked on demolition of houses in the area.
   
The Guardian learnt that incident occurred on Monday, when the nation was celebrating Democracy Day. Among the affected victims of the Community, located in Millennium City, Chikun Local Council of the state, were twelve persons, including women and children, who were immediately rushed to the hospital for medical attention.
   
The victims of the unfortunate incident are: Hasat Magaji, Rukayya Lawal, Hamza Bashir, Aminu Salisu, Rukayya Falallu and Sani Nura. Others are: Rahama Yusuf, Zainab Sani, Abdullahi Lawal, Jamilu Idris, Kamilu Muhammad, Baba Bello and Hafsat Adamu.
  
Speaking with newsmen, yesterday, on the incident, Chairman of Joint Task Force (JTF), Sabon Gyero Community, Uwaisu Yunusa, confirmed that armed men of Kaduna State Vigilante Service (KADVIS) shot twelve persons, as some angry youths were trying to stop KASUPDA from carrying out demolition  in the community, on Monday.
  
He said he personally reported the incident to the e Divisional Police Officer (DPO) in charge of Millennium City and environs, and   that the victims were rushed to Gabasawa Clinic, Unguwar Rimi for medical attention.
  
Yunusa,  popularly called Sarkin Samari, lamented that the community of Sabon Gyero used to have a cordial relationship with KASUPDA and other agencies, but wondered why  the sudden development.
   
“Why should KADVIS  aim and shoot at innocent persons, including girls and boys between  the ages of  12 and 16?” he queried. When contacted, KADVIS team leader in charge of the operation at Sabon Gyero, Yinusa Ibrahim, denied that his men deliberately shot at people.  He added that KADVIS only shot in the air to scare people that wanted to attack them during the demolition.