Police, Soldiers Engage Over 200 Armed Bandits To Protect Kastina Community, Kill 6

Security personnel in Kastina State have reportedly killed five bandits while repelling a massive attack on Tsaskiya community in Safana Local Government Area (LGA) of the state.

Armed with weapons including General Purpose Machine Guns and AK 47 rifles, the bandits took the community by storm about 4 a. m on Wednesday, as they were said to be on a revenge mission.

The police and the military had reportedly engaged the bandits in a gun battle during which the bandits lost five of their members while some reportedly escaped with gunshot injuries.

The sixth person who died was one Rabe Bala, a lunatic from the village.

Confirming the incident, the spokesman for the Katsina Police Command, SP Gambo Isah, said all efforts were on to rescue the kidnapped women.

“On 27/10/2020, at about 04:00hrs, based on credible intelligence, the Command in collaboration with the military, succeeded in repelling coordinated attack by bandits on a revenge mission on Tsaskiya Community of Safana LGA of Katsina state.

”Bandits numbering over two hundred (200) armed with sophisticated weapons such as General Purpose Machine Guns (GPMG) and AK 47 rifles, shooting indiscriminately, clandestinely attacked the village through three (3) entry security barricades.

”In the spur of the moment, the teams engaged the hoodlums in a gun duel and as a result five (5) suspected bandits were killed and many escaped with gunshots wounds. On the other hand, the hoodlums shot and killed one Rabe Bala, ‘M’, aged 30yrs, a lunatic from the village.

The bandits while on their way out reportedly kidnapped three women who ran into a nearby bush path for safety while on their way out.

” Investigation is ongoing,” Isah said.