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An attack by armed bandits in Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina State has left several persons dead, houses, shops, and vehicles destroyed, and many rendered homeless.
The fresh attack took place in the Doma Community, Tafoki area, about 4:30 pm on Tuesday.
The bandits, armed with dangerous weapons, including AK-47 rifles, invaded the community five months after the peace agreement, where prominent traditional leaders and security personnel became their first target.
According to the Chairman of Faskari Local Government Council, Sirajo Daudawa, the incident was a suspected reprisal attack.
“The situation is indeed very unfortunate. We have not recorded any bad moments over the past five months, except for this that we found ourselves.
“We lost at least 20 people. Several houses and vehicles were burnt down by the hoodlums, security agencies were duly informed, but unfortunately, none of them was able to report to the scene until after the Bandits achieved their mission.
“The bodies of the deceased were retrieved at the Tafoki area, and will be buried tomorrow morning,” he added.
“We are sympathising with the Doma community and Tafoki ward, Faskari LGA, and Katsina State people in general over this tragedy. May Almighty Allah have mercy on those killed and bring this to an end”.
Police Condemn Incident, Deploy Team
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, Katsina State, Bello Shehu, has commiserated with the families and friends of the victims of the deadly armed bandits attack.
Shehu, who also condemned the attack, further directed the deployment of additional resources to expedite the investigation and arrest of the perpetrators of the dastardly act.
The Commissioner, in a statement on Tuesday night by the Public Relations Officer of the Katsina State Police Command, Abubakar Sadiq, said armed with dangerous weapons and shooting sporadically, upon receipt of the report, the DPO mobilised operatives, in collaboration with the military, and members of the Katsina State Community Watch Corps (KSCWC), to the scene of the incident.
He noted that, unfortunately, the assailants had fatally shot 13 persons and escaped the scene before the arrival of the operatives.
While normalcy has since been restored to the affected area, investigations into the incident have also commenced.
“Further development will be communicated in due course, please,” the statement read.
