Eight people have been killed, with three others injured in a fresh reprisal attack by suspected bandits at Tsatskiya community in Safana Local Government Area of Katsina State.
Residents said the bandits were on a reprisal over the recent killing of one of their informants in the community.
The said informant was said to have been killed four days ago in a nearby community called Hakon Kartakawa.
Armed with sophisticated weapons, the bandits arrived at the village on motorcycles and started shooting sporadically before killing the victims who were working on their farms
A resident said, “The bandits stormed Tsatstkiya and killed people to send messages to people in the community that they were unhappy over the killing of one of their informants at Hakon Kartakawa.
THEWILL learnt that the bandits left the community after killing the victims without looting any item.
The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, SP Gambo Isah, who confirmed the incident, said, “During the attack, two people were equally wounded and are still receiving medical attention at Dutsinma General Hospital.”
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