At least nine residents of Danmusa town, the headquarters of Danmusa Local Government Area of Katsina State, have been killed in a bandits raid, that occured on Sunday evening.
According to an anonymous resident of the town, the armed assailants struck around 8 pm on Sunday, wreaking havoc for hours, and killing nine people, including a police officer.
He said the bandits also kidnapped yet to be ascertained number of people and wounded several others.
He added that the attackers conducted house to house raid, where they carted away valuables.
“As I speak to you, there are security agents shooting guns,” he told Daily Trust.
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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.
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“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, confirmed the attacked, but said five persons were killed, instead of nine death stated by the local sources.