“They gathered us and said they wanted to deliver religious sermon to us.”
The terrorists suspected to be Boko Haram, after the mayhem, abducted the village head, six others and rustled 400 cows.
“They gathered us and said they wanted to deliver religious sermon to us. They asked us to submit whatever arm we had. Some villagers gave up their dane guns, bow and arrows.”“We have buried 49 corpses here, while another 32 corpses were taken away by families from the villages around us.SIMILARLY, more than 60 people, including women and children, have reportedly been killed by ravaging bandits in communities in Faskari and Sabuwa councils of Katsina State.
Over 100 bandits on motorcycles stormed Kadisau village in the evening, while residents preparing for prayers. The bandits reportedly raped several women in the area, razed houses and food stores, while domestic animals were rustled. Mohammed, who is Personal Assistant to the National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party , Sen. Umar Tsauri, said a security guard at a school recently constructed by the state government was shot dead during the incident.
“I was told that two bodies were recovered from the Fadama and security at the newly-built school by government, was also killed,” he said.The victims were buried yesterday morning according to Islamic rites, our reporter learnt.The lawmaker representing the area in the House of Assembly, Ibrahim Michika, made this known yesterday in a chat.
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