More than 30 persons were killed after suspected bandits
raided villages in Batsari local government area of Katsina state.
Gambo Isah, police public relations officer (PPRO) of the
state, who confirmed the incident, said that the victims were killed in Tsauwa
and Dankar villages in the area.
Isah said gunmen stormed the two villages on motorcycles and
opened fire on residents.
He said the police were able to arrest a suspect and also
recovered nine motorcycles.
Isah added that officers have been deployed in the
communities and that Sanusi Buba, police commissioner, has paid a visit to the
affected areas to assess the situation “with a view to prevent further
occurrence”.
Most of those who lost their lives to the incident are aged
people and children who could not run to safety, according to NAN.
The attackers were said to have set many houses on fire in
the community.
Katsina is one of the states affected by the widespread
insecurity which has made federal lawmakers and some Nigerians to demand the
removal of service chiefs.
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