One Killed, Women Abducted as Gunmen Attack Community

Gunmen in Daulai village of Safana Local Government Area, Katsina, has killed A 50-year-old man identified as Ashiru Aliyu.

Ekohotblog gathered that following his murder, many women were also reportedly abducted by the gunmen who also rustled some domestic animals and looted foodstuff during the attack.

Residents said the gunmen who arrived in the village about 1 a.m, started sporadic shootings which led to the death of Aliyu.

One of the residents said the gunmen were about 30 in number.

It was also learnt that some of the villagers had to escape into the bush and nearby communities to avoid being attacked.

The spokesman for the Katsina State Police Command, Gambo Isah, confirmed Ashiru’ s death.

The PPRO, however, could not give the exact number of women abducted during the attack.

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