In a significant incursion, a group of bandits carried out a raid on Danmusa town, which serves as the administrative center of Danmusa Local Government Area in Katsina State, resulting in the tragic demise of nine local residents.
A town resident, who preferred to remain anonymous, shared with our correspondent that the assailants launched their attack at approximately 8 pm on Sunday, engaging in their criminal activities for several hours. During their rampage, they claimed the lives of nine individuals, which included a police officer.
The bandits also carried out multiple abductions, although the exact number remains uncertain, and inflicted injuries on several other residents. Additionally, they conducted house-to-house raids, looting valuable items.
“As I speak to you, there are security agents shooting guns,” he said.
Another source in the town said two of the deceased victims were his neighbours, adding that the policeman who was killed during the house-to-house raid after they saw his uniform.
“We are currently preparing their bodies for funeral,” he said, adding that about seven people were also kidnapped.
Unconfirmed sources in the community said the attackers might be on a reprisal mission as one of the bandits leaders was captured and killed by the newly commissioned community watch corps in the local government.
“There was a bandits kingpin close to Katsira village who boasted that he would eliminate the new community watch corps. They mobilized and killed him in the process.
“It was a few days a go, and that is why we strongly believe that his boys mobilized to carry out this attack,” he said.
The police spokesman in Katsina, ASP Abubakar Sadiq Aliyu, who confirmed the last night attack, said five persons were killed.
He promised to get back to our reporter for an update on the incident.
