Bandits on Tuesday, attacked the Batsari local government area in Katsina, killing no fewer than 11 persons while destroying scores of houses and vehicles.
The bandits reportedly invaded the community late evening on Tuesday and threw the locals into a state of pandemonium which lasted till dawn.
Confirming the incident, the Police Spokesman in the State, SP Gambo Isah, said: “Yesterday, 9 November 2021, at about 1915hrs, bandits in their numbers, shooting sporadically with AK 47 rifles, attacked Katoge and Yanturaku quarters of Batsari LGA, killed eleven (11) and injured thirteen (13) persons.
”The Commissioner of Police, Katsina State Command, has deployed the Deputy Commissioner of Police, in charge of operations, with additional units of PMF personnel to the area to beef up security and restore confidence on the affected communities.”
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