Terrorists locally known as bandits have reportedly
kidnapped an unspecified number of residents in Danjanku village, Musawa
Local Government Area (LGA) of Katsina State.
According to residents
who escaped the incident, the bandits stormed the community in the
early hours of Friday, and operated for many hours.
In their account, they claimed the bandits arrived in the village on
motorcycles and started shooting indiscriminately. They abducted some
locals and escaped with them into the forest, Politics Nigeria reports.
Barely
a week ago, five persons were killed by gunmen suspected to be bandits
in Yantumaki, Danmusa Local Government Area of the state.
Danmusa, which is on the boundary of Rugu Forest, is one of the main hideouts for gunmen commonly referred to as bandits.
Katsina,
despite being the home state of President Muhammadu Buhari, has
witnessed sporadic attacks by bandits and kidnappers that have claimed
the lives of many.
Over 700 people have been reportedly killed by the
gunmen in Jibia, Kankara, Dutsinma, Musawa, Danmusa and Safana local
government areas of the state in the last five months.
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