By Our Editor
No fewer than six persons have been killed by bandits in a fresh onslaught on Jargaba community in Bakori Local Government Area of Katsina State.
The member representing Bakori Constituency at the State House of Assembly, Hon. Abdulrahman Ahmed-Kandarawa, confirmed the incident in a telephone interview on Friday.
He said the marauding hoodlums invaded the agrarian community Thursday night, and moved straight to a gathering of six persons where they shot sporadically and killed them.
He stated that the Bakori assistant commander of the Katsina Community Watch Corps was among the six people killed by the bandits, adding that two children sustained gunshot injuries during the invasion.
Ahmed-Kandarawa said: “I received calls yesterday (Thursday) from residents of Jargaba ward, which is among the 11 wards that we have in Bakori local government that, bandits attacked the community.
“At the time they attack the community, they move straight to a gathering of six people who were resting and open fire on them. They killed all of them on the spot.
“Among those killed is the Bakori local government assistant commander of Katsina Community Watch Corps. After the attack, we discovered two children that were hit by a stray bullet. They entered a house and reportedly abducted two persons.”
While praying for the repose of the departed souls, the lawmaker said he has reported the incident to relevant security agencies.
However, police and other security agencies in the state were yet to confirm the incident as of the time of filing this report.
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