Bandits have killed Salisu Ango, the liaison officer to Governor Umar Dikko Radda in Kankia Local Government Area of Katsina State, along with his first wife. His second wife has been abducted.
In the Shirgi Community of Batsari Local Government Area, Katsina State, the gunmen in their numbers are also said to have shot one person, injured another, and kidnapped 28 more.
During the attack, they were also said to have taken an unknown quantity of domestic animals from the village.
A local resident, who requested anonymity, confirmed that the person killed was Amadu Suru, who was shot while attempting to secure his animals at their pen.
The resident reported that the attackers entered the village on Sunday night and targeted specific homes during their raid.
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,” he said.
Salisu Ango, the state’s liaison officer to Governor Umar Dikko Radda in Kankia Local Government Area, was slain by bandits on Friday night during an attack on Gyaza village in a separate incident.
Along with killing Ango’s first wife, the attackers kidnapped his second.
According to reports, the bandits shot Ango and his wife dead during their raid of Ango’s home in the Gyaza community at around 10:00 p.m.
Some locals claimed to have overheard the bandits claim that Ango had “paid the price” for wedlocking one of their members’ ex-wife, even after several warnings.
An indeterminate number of animals were rustled by the bandits on Saturday night during another attack at Tashar Gamji, which is located in Kankia LGA.
The terrorists were said to have moved from home to home, stealing food, household pets, and other valuables.
In a similar vein, Marabar Kankara village was attacked by bandits earlier last week, resulting in three reported deaths and five injuries.
The police spokesperson, ASP Abubakar Sadiq Aliyu, stated he would verify the Suanday attack from the Divisional Police Officer of Batsari. The Katsina police authorities have confirmed the two distinct attacks on the communities in Kankia.
