Saturday, January 11, 2025 - Suspected bandits have attacked Baure village in Safana Local Government Area of Katsina State, k!lling 21 persons.
It was gathered that several other people were declared missing after
the attack which occurred on Tuesday, January 7, 2025.
Spokesperson of the State Police Command, DSP Abubakar Sadiq, who
confirmed the incident in a statement on Friday said that suspected armed
bandits attacked a joint team of the Katsina State Community Watch Corps and
vigilante members, who were returning from a condolence visit and fatally shot
21 people.
“On January 7, 2025, in Baure village, Safana LGA, Katsina State, some
suspected armed bandits attacked a joint team of the Katsina State Community
Watch Corps and vigilante members, who were returning from a condolence visit,”
the statement read.
"The incident occurred around 16:30hrs, prompting a swift response
from police operatives attached to Safana Divisional Headquarters, who rushed
to the scene and restored normalcy. Sadly, twenty-one people were fatally shot
as a result of the attack.
“Efforts are currently underway to ensure the arrest of the perpetrators
of this dastardly act. Further developments will be communicated in due course
as the investigation progresses."
Meanwhile, a resident of Baure, in a telephone interview with Punch debunked reports that the Community
Watch Corps and vigilante members were on a condolence visit, asserting instead
that they were there to tackle bandits.
He explained that Baure is one of the areas under the control of bandits
in the Safana local government area of Katsina State.
“It is not
true that they were on a condolence visit to the family of one of their members
who was killed some time ago. There is no security outfit in Baure village, let
alone the CWC. Anyone living there is under the control of bandits,” he said.
"Bandits regularly come to the market, and the joint security team was
there to confront the hoodlums. I’m repeating, they were not on a condolence
visit.
"Unfortunately for them, the bandits
overpowered them because they had been informed that the joint security team
would be coming and had reinforced their numbers. This is why the casualties
were massive. Many were killed, and many more were injured. The number of dead
exceeds 20.
"It was during the attack that residents called for security
reinforcements. They also contacted the chairman of Safana and the police when
they were under attack.
"Yesterday, in Wurma, four people were killed, including two CWC
members and two women, just seven kilometres away from Baure village, where the
attack occurred on Tuesday. Wurma is in the Kurfi local government area, while
Baure is in Safana.
“In Wurma, houses and shops were also set on fire.”
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