No fewer than four persons were confirmed killed by bandits in an attack on Sunday night in Barawa in Batagarawa Local Government Area of Katsina State.
The community is less than 10 kilometres from Katsina, the state’s capital city.
According to reports, the bandits, numbering over 100, stormed the village around 9 p.m. and started shooting sporadically.
“They didn’t kidnap anyone, but they killed four people, including three men and an elderly woman. Several others were wounded by the bandits,” a source said.
He added that the bandits, after despersing half of the people of the community, conducted a house to house and shop to shop looting.
“They looted all the shops in the community and went away with goats and sheeps left behind by the traumatised residents.”
Another source, who craved for anonymity, said one Malam Bello Musa, a business man in the area, was robbed of N400,000 by the bandits.
“We’ve buried the four people killed this morning but I’ll not be surprised if the number increases in the afternoon. A lot of people have been severely wounded by the bandits,” he added.
The state government has confirmed the attack.
The state Commissioner for Sports and Social Development, Sani Danlami, said the state government has provided relief materials for the wounded and the family of those killed.
“Immediately we heard of the attack, the state governor asked me to provide relief materials to the victims. While the security agencies are doing their best to avert future attacks, we provided N50,000 to each of those wounded while N50,000 and bags of rice have also been provided to the families of those killed,” Mr Danlami said.
