- The Katsina State Police Command has confirmed an attack and implemented measures to prevent future attacks in the area.
- Sani Na Gogara, Yusuf Karaminsu, Sale Lami, Dan Hameme, Malam Shafi’i, Malam Dikke, and Bashir Sani were killed and buried according to Islamic rites.
In Katsina State’s Kukan Babangida village, gunmen believed to be bandit fleeing have slain no fewer than eight traders.
Terrorists fleeing a military offensive in some areas of adjacent Zamfara State ambushed the traders as they were making their way back from a weekly market in the Jibia local government area of the state.
Two of the traders were taken hostage, and the attackers seriously injured four others, according to a reliable source.
“They were returning from Jibia market to Yan Gayya, a village close to Katsina metropolis when all of a sudden the hoodlums opened fire on their vehicle.
“The driver was shot dead, which forced the vehicle down the road. The terrorists only abducted those who were not wounded, and left without taking anything,” the source said.
Among those killed were Sani Na Gogara, Yusuf Karaminsu, Sale Lami, Dan Hameme, Malam Shafi’i, Malam Dikke and Bashir Sani. They have all been buried according to Islamic rites.
Another security source, who pleaded anonymity, said: “Our people (Soldiers) have been making life difficult for terrorists in these states. Expectedly, these terrorists are now fleeing the offensive and we’ve gathered some of them are running to as far as the Niger Republic from Zamfara and Sokoto States.”
The Katsina State Police Command’s spokesperson, Abubakar Sadik Aliyu, confirmed the attack, saying the Command has taken measures to avert further attacks in the area.
He explained, “Yes, it is true. The command has since deployed measures to prevent reoccurrence and has detailed its operational assets to track down and arrest the perpetrators.
“The CP condoles with the family, friends and loved ones of those affected by the incident.”
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