Bandits Attacks: Gunmen Raid Farms, Kill 50 In Katsina

By Segun Olaniyan

No fewer than fifty farmers have been killed by rampaging armed bandits in three villages across Kankara Local Government Area of Katsina State.

The gunmen who raided farms across ‘Yargoje, Gatakawa and Dan-nakwabo villages shot sporadically at the farmers most of whom died on the spot.

While police could not be reached for confirmation of the incident, several eyewitness told our reporter in Katsina, that no less than fifty dead bodies were counted after the mayhem.

Malam Bello Abubakar, an eye witness narrated how dozens of dead bodies were recovered from the forests in Kankara and Yargoje.

“Thirteen of the dead bodies were buried this morning in Kankara while dozens others were buried in Dan-nakwabo and ‘Yargoje.

“The dead bodies were stained with blood and had several gunshots on them, the attack has left our people in horror”, he said.

Another resident from Gatakawa village, Malam Iro, said the gunmen who attacked the village emerged from the forests on bikes, mostly with three persons on each bike, as they shot at the farmers.

He said as they heard gunshots from neighboring villages, the residents made several calls to the local vigilante and some security outposts near Yargoje, all to no avail.

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