EKO HOT BLOG reports that many villagers were feared killed and several injured on Saturday as vigilantes clash again with terrorists in Kankara communities, Katsina State.
According to a dependable source from the area, the hoodlums were attending the wedding party (Walima) of one of their kingpins, identified as ‘Mai Katifa Mutuwa’ before a section of them clashed with vigilantes and the celebration took a different dimension.
The source said: “Between 3 to 4pm yesterday, we learnt that some vigilante members clashed with some of the bandits who came to Majifa village to attend the wedding ceremony of one of their leader, known as ‘Katifa Mutuwa.’
“The clash eventually led to the invasion of nearby villages in the area by the hoodlums shooting sporadically.
According to him, they killed five persons in Gurbi, and another 13 were found killed between Majifa, Makera and Gidan Jifau settlements.
The source also noted that the terrorists invaded over 10 settlements in the area which he said includes: Gurbi, Danmarke, Majifa, Gidan Baso, Gidan Sarka, Gidan Jiho, Gidan Ancho, Gidan Sanka, Dan mangoro, Gidan Sale, among others.
As at late night yesterday, the remains of 18 villagers killed in the attack were recovered while another 15 injured in the clash were conveyed to the Kankara General Hospital for medication. One among them died on the way to the Kankara Hospital, the source said.
The death toll according to the source is expected to rise.
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