Gunmen suspected to be bandits have abducted nine people including four housewives and five children from Shema Quarters in Dutsin-Ma Local Government Area of Katsina State.
The attack was coming a few weeks after the killing of the Area Commander of Dutsinma, ACP Aminu Umar, who was referred to as the ‘god of Dutsinma’ by the bandits themselves.
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“It was raining at the time and one of our neighbours called me that some gunmen were trying to forcefully open our neighbour’s house, one Abdulaziz Lawal, and there was nothing we could do because they were shooting.
“Eventually, they broke into the house, kidnapped a housewife and her little baby, another housewife and her younger sister. Then at the household of Usman Datti Yarima, they kidnapped two wives and three children, making a total of nine in the quarters,” he said.
He said both husbands were at home during the attack. While one of them jumped over the fence, the other hid in the ceiling.
When contacted, the Police spokesman in Katsina, SP Gambo Isah, confirmed the incident, saying nine people were abducted and the police were on the trail of the attackers to rescue the victims safely.
He added that security had been beefed up in the area.
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