Bandits late night Tuesday, stormed Batsari LGA of Katsina State, killed a man, Hassan Bako-zago and took possession of several children and women from the town.
An eyewitness told thedabigal that the bandits who were in large numbers announced their entry into Batsari town around 10.30pm by shooting sporadically into the air before eventually abducting scores of their victims.
thedabigal gathered from sources that the notorious bandits whisked away over 20 children and women to their hideout at the wee hours of the night.
The spokesman Katsina Police, SP. Isah Gambo confirmed the report of the attack and the killing of Alhaji Haasan but cast doubt on whether people were abducted.
“It is true they killed one Alhaji Hassan.
“We cannot ascertain whether they abducted people or not and if they abducted them, they (residents) should have come up with the names.” He said
The State House of Assembly lawmaker, representing Batsari constituency, Hon. Jabiru Yusuf Yau-yau, was reported to have equally confirmed the development.
“They killed one Mallam Hassan Bako-zago and kidnapped many other people. As we speak, we are trying to ascertain the actual number of those kidnapped but they are many.”
The state lawmaker urged the combined team of military and police troop operating in the area to work towards rescuing those abducted by the bandits.
Recall that during the just-concluded Ramadan fast, a team of policemen returning from duty were ambushed and one of them was killed by the notorious bandits operating in the Batsari Local Government axis.