In a new attack by bandits on Yar Nasarawa village in Katsina State’s Faskari Local Government Area, six persons were killed and ten more injured.
According to sources, the bandits launched the strikes simultaneously.
The bandits assaulted the village after the villagers had settled down for the night.
The robbers reportedly set fire to three houses and four motorcycles while abducting an undetermined number of locals.
Residents, on the other hand, stated that robbers raided Ruwangodiya village in the same local government district on Monday night, robbing an unidentified quantity of livestock.
A villager, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, stated, “The hoodlums also attacked Ruwan Godiya village in the same local government area and carried out their activities, where residents are now counting their losses.”
ASP Abubakar Aliyu, spokesman for the state police command, confirmed the event in a statement issued on Tuesday.
Aliyu added that security personnel had been dispatched to the village to restore order.
He said, “On February 19, 2024, at about 11.30 pm, some suspected bandits in their numbers, armed with weapons such as AK-47 rifles, attacked Nasarawa village, Faskari LGA, where they shot and killed six persons, injured about 10, and set ablaze three houses and about 10 motor vehicles.
“The CP has since deployed the command’s tactical, operational and intelligence to the scene, combing the surrounding bushes for the possible arrest of the perpetrators for diligent prosecution.”
This attack is coming barely a month after bandits killed two residents and abducted 29 others in an attack on Dan Alhaji and Yandaka villages in the Batsari Local Government Area of the State.