By our reporter/ Twelve persons were killed on Saturday night and six others injured following an attack by bandits on the Duba community in Batsari Local Government Area of Katsina State.
According to eyewitness accounts, the bandits, numbering over 300 and armed with General Purpose Machine Guns and RPGs, attacked the community in the middle of the night.
The Katsina state police command spokesman, SP Gambo Isah who confirmed the attackon Sunday, said the bandits had upon their arrival at the community started shooting sporadically into the air, after which they looted many shops and rustled some domestic animals belonging to the residents.
According to him, a joint military, police, and air force operation is ongoing on how to deal with the situation, adding that investigation is in top gear with a view to arresting the perpetrators.
Malam Aminu Batsari, a resident who was attending the burial of those killed during the attack while confirming the incident to reporters, explained that those wounded have already been taken to the hospital for treatment.
Batsari is close to the dreaded Rugu Forest, one of the ten frontline LGAs in Katsina where armed bandits have been carrying out their nefarious activities.
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