BEVERLY HILLS, February 15, (THEWILL) – No fewer than 30 people have been killed by bandits during separate attacks on Tsauwa and Dankar villages in Katsina State, the home state of President Muhammedu Buhari.
The Commissioner of Police in Katsina, Sanusi Buba, who visited the villages spoke to reporters at one of the scenes of the attack noting that those killed by the assailants were mostly elderly women and children who could not run while other villagers fled.
Buba revealed that 21 people were killed in Tsauwa village, out of which 13 were set ablaze while nine villagers were killed in Dankar.
The bandits stormed the villages in large number on motorcycles and armed with guns while locals were taking the evening prayers and started shooting sporadically.
Following the attacks, the police said they have arrested some suspects while more personnel have been deployed in the affected villages.
The killings come five months after the state governor, Aminu Masari, commenced a peace dialogue and reconciliation initiative with commanders of various bandits groups terrorising residents in the front-line LGAs.
The government had said the initiative was to restore normalcy and ensure sustainable peace in the affected communities.
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