JUST IN: Terrorists kill 41, injure 2 In Northern State

Terrorists kill 41 in Katsina

The Katsina State Police Command has confirmed the deaths of 41 members of local vigilante groups known as “Yansakai” in an ambush by terrorists in Yargoje forest.

This was contained in a statement issued to newsmen on Friday in Katsina by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Gambo Isah.

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“On Wednesday, February 1, 2023, at approximately 22:00 hours, terrorists in their numbers attacked the house of one Alhaji Muntari at Unguwar Audu Gare, Kandarawa, Bakori Local Government, and rustled 50 cows and 30 sheep.

“Subsequently, on Feb. 2, at about 10:00 hours, Yansakai groups from 11 villages in Bakori local government regrouped and went after the terrorists with a view to recovering the rustled animals.

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“They followed the hoodlums’ tracks to Yargoje Forest. Unfortunately for the Yansakai, the terrorists planned and executed a coordinated ambush.

“The hoodlums killed 41 Yansakai and injured two others,” he said.

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According to Isah, the Area Commander in Malumfashi led a team of police officers to the scene who evacuated the dead and injured to Kankara General Hospital.

According to the command spokesman, a joint security operation is underway to apprehend the perpetrators and bring them to justice.

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