{"id":56064,"date":"2021-07-08T19:45:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-08T18:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=56064"},"modified":"2021-07-08T19:45:00","modified_gmt":"2021-07-08T18:45:00","slug":"bandits-kill-two-immigration-officers-in-katsina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/07\/08\/bandits-kill-two-immigration-officers-in-katsina\/","title":{"rendered":"Bandits kill two Immigration officers in Katsina"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Two officers of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) have been killed by suspected bandits in Katsina state.<\/p>\n<p>WITHIN NIGERIA learnt that the officers identified as Umar Bagadaza Kankara and Lauwali Dutse, were killed in an\u00a0ambush at Kadode check point in Jibia Local Govt Area of the state on Wednesday night, July 7.<\/p>\n<p>According to a security source, NIS has a base at the village where the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/05\/10\/breaking-presidency-speaks-on-robbery-incident-in-presidential-villa\/\">incident<\/a> occurred, with the area seen as safe haven for many herdsmen and their animals.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe incident occurred at Kadobe village. Fulani herdsmen had brought their cattle there for pasture and for security, as Immigration has a base there,\u201d the source said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut the bandits decided to attack the place yesterday night after several efforts to do so in the past had proved abortive.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe sad thing is that people in the community said they saw strange faces lurking around in the evening of the incident, but they refused to alert the security on the situation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen the bandits attacked, they started shooting sporadically and at our men, and our men fired back also. They killed two of our men, but we killed several of theirs too.<\/p>\n<p>Several of the bandits sustained gunshot wounds, but they were able to escape with the bodies of their slain members, and had managed to rustle cows belonging to the herdsmen.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSoldiers who were in patrol on the streets had rushed to the area in reinforcement and there was serious gunfire exchange, in which one soldier was shot on his thigh.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe soldier is currently receiving treatment at the federal medical center, Katsina.<\/p>\n<p>Umar Bagadaza Kankara was laid to rest on Thursday, July 8, in his village in Kankara Local Government Area of Katsina state.<\/p>\n<p>However, friends and family members have taken to Facebook to mourn the officers as well as share photos from the funeral.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two officers of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) have been killed by suspected bandits in Katsina state. 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