A group of bandits launched a raid on Danmusa town, which serves as the administrative center of Danmusa Local Government Area in Katsina State. Tragically, their actions resulted in the loss of nine lives.
An unidentified resident from Danmusa town, who preferred to remain anonymous, recounted the harrowing events to our reporter.
According to the source, the armed assailants struck the town on a Sunday evening at approximately 8 pm, unleashing terror for several hours. Tragically, their ruthless rampage claimed the lives of nine individuals, including a police officer.
In addition to the fatalities, the bandits also seized an undetermined number of individuals through kidnapping, leaving many more wounded.
“As I speak to you, there are security agents shooting guns,” he said.
Another source in the town said two of the deceased victims were his neighbours, adding that the policeman who was killed during the house-to-house raid after they saw his uniform.
“We are currently preparing their bodies for funeral,” he said, adding that about seven people were also kidnapped.
Unconfirmed sources in the community said the attackers might be on a reprisal mission as one of the bandits leaders was captured and killed by the newly commissioned community watch corps in the local government.
“There was a bandits kingpin close to Katsira village who boasted that he would eliminate the new community watch corps. They mobilized and killed him in the process.
“It was a few days a go, and that is why we strongly believe that his boys mobilized to carry out this attack,” he said.
The police spokesman in Katsina, ASP Abubakar Sadiq Aliyu, who confirmed the last night attack, said five persons were killed.
He promised to get back to our reporter for an update on the incident.
