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Suspected bandits kill four farmers, abduct eight others in Katsina

Police spokesman in the state, ASP Abubakar Aliyu, confirmed the attack on Sunday in Katsina.

• December 17, 2023
Bandits
Bandits

Suspected bandits killed four farmers and abducted eight others from Nahuta village in the Batsari Local Government Area of Katsina State on Saturday.

Police spokesman in the state, ASP Abubakar Aliyu, confirmed the attack on Sunday in Katsina.

He said the farmers were harvesting their crops when the assailants struck.

One of the farmers who managed to escape received gunshot wounds, he added.

“The suspected bandits attacked the farmers and opened fire on them, thereby killing four and injuring one; they also abducted eight others,’’ Mr Aliyu said.

(NAN)

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