Bella Ifasola
KATSINA, Nigeria – Terrorists – locally dubbed as bandits in Nigeria have reportedly killed one Salisu Ango, the liaison officer to Governor Umar Dikko Radda of Katsina State.
The terrorists also killed Ango’s first wife and whisked his second wife away during the Friday attack on Gyaza village in Kankia Local Government Area of the north-western state.
The bandits in their numbers have also reportedly killed one person, injured another and abducted 28 others in Shirgi Community of Batsari Local Government Area of the state.
They were also reported to have rustled an unspecified number of domestic animals from the village during the attack.
A resident of the community, who pleaded anonymity, identified the person killed as Amadu Suru, who was shot while trying to tether his animals at their stall.
The source told local news outlet, Daily Trust that the attackers invaded the village on Sunday night and raided selected houses.
He said women and children were the main kidnap victims.
“Many people were initially taken by the bandits but eventually some of them escaped along the way as they were walking through thick farms. But by our count, 28 are still with them,” the source said.
The police authorities in Katsina have confirmed the two separate attacks on the communities in Kankia, while the police spokesman, ASP Abubakar Sadiq Aliyu, said he would confirm the Sunday attack from the Divisional Police Officer of Batsari.