Residents of Modikar have been left nursing injuries after armed goons stormed in the village on Tuesday night.
The goons, who are said to have been hired by a powerful businessman, descended on the village, beating up residents and demolishing buildings.
According victims who spoke to this writer in confidence, the alleged goons were hired from a neighbouring town in what is said to be a case of impending land grabbing.
Witness account from Ali Shariff, who was brutally aassaulted by the goons, indicate that houses of specific individuals was the main target, a thing that could mean the crime was well planned ahead of time.
"They came to my house, started beating me up as others demolished the walls of my house. This is an organized crime," a visibly disturbed Ali claimed.
Another resident, Abubakar Abdi, whose entire household was brought down by the hired goons, revealed that he has been left homeless with nowhere to go.
"As you can see I have no house. I have nowhere to call home now. I don't even know what to do," Abdi said.
Effort to seek audience from the area chief proved futile as he was holed in a series of meetings with local security agencies.
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