No fewer than five people have been killed and a police station was burnt as terrorists suspected to be bandits attacked three villages in Katsina, Northwest Nigeria.
The armed men reportedly stormed the three villages – Wurma, Lambo and Guda all in the Kurfi Local Government Area of the state, firing shots randomly and causing residents to flee to safe places.
The villagers, now seeking shelter in neighbouring communities, staged a peaceful protest on Friday, urging authorities to restore security in their area.
A resident who witnessed the attack said, “They (bandits) attacked at about 6:30p.m. and killed five heads of households. They also carted away valuables, that’s why our people came out to protest,” a surviving resident narrated.
“As we speak our village has been sacked, no single human being lives there again. We have abandoned everything to stay alive,” another resident added.
The Commissioner for Homeland Security, Nasir Babangida Ma’azu said terrorists had intensified attacks in the area.
He said, “During the first raid the bandits went from house-to-house hunting for those to kidnap. On their second visit, they burnt down the police station, forcing the residents to run for their lives.”