Twenty-two persons were
reportedly killed while many women were abducted when suspected bandits
attacked Zangon-Kankara and Makera in Kankara local government area of Katsina
state.
A resident of Zango-Kankara revealed that the attacks occurred on Thursday evening.
He said while 18 people were
killed in Zangon, four lost their lives in Makera where several women were
abducted.
The resident said the attackers
had written letters to the villagers ahead of the attack, warning them that
they would strike.
“The bandits had attacked Zangon
earlier on Sunday and they came back on Thursday around 8pm. They wrote letters
to the village that they were coming to attack but nothing was done. Several
people were killed in the attack, while many of our women were abducted,” he
said.
“Our people fled the town when
the bandits attacked them. Police came nine hours later. Even with the presence
of security operatives in the villages as we speak, people are leaving in
droves.”
When Gambo Isah, police spokesman in the state was contacted his telephone lines were not
reachable but text messages were sent.
Katsina is among the states with
high level of insecurity in the north-west.
On June 11, suspected bandits
abducted the village head of Garin Labo in Batsari local government area of the
state.
On July 13, at least 10 persons
were killed in an attack on Kirtawa village in Safana local government area of
Katsina.
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