Sunday, March 24, 2024 -Some suspected bandits have killed two persons during Ramadan prayer on Saturday at Mairuwa village in the Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina State.
The spokesperson for the Kastina State
Police Command, Abubakar Aliyu, conformed the incident to a source on Sunday Morning.
Sadiq said the suspected bandits invaded the
village, killed two according to preliminary investigation, and kidnapped some
residents during the prayers.
Those abducted were later rescued by
policemen alongside other security agents
“On the 23rd March, 2024, at exactly
8:30pm, some suspected bandits attacked Mairuwa village during Ramadan prayers,
they came there to kidnap and as a result of that, they shot and killed two
persons.
“They kidnapped a number of persons. Our
men, in collaboration with community watch corps and vigilantes, engaged the
bandits in a gun duel
“The security forces succeeded in repelling
the attack, thereby rescuing all the kidnapped victims,” he said.
Sadiq added that the command had begun investigations on the
incident, and efforts were being made to arrest the perpetrators.
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