Abbas Yushau Yusuf
As banditry keeps ravaging Katsina State, some bandits have stormed Albasun Alhaji Bako village of Sabuwa Local Government area and kidnapped 6 married women on the night of August 5th, 2020.
In an interview with the Nigerian Tracker, a resident said the bandits stormed the village around 10:46pm at night and kidnapped the women.
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He said as he is talking to our correspondent, their whereabouts are still unknown. The bandits also shot one man on the limb.
According to the residents, bandits that terrorize Sabuwa local Government area mostly operate from 9 pm to 11 pm without any intervention from the relevant security agencies.
In Damari Village of the same Sabuwa Local Government, it took the deployment of soldiers who were stationed in the area for the banditry to subside.
When contacted by the Nigerian Tracker the Police Public Relations Officer Katsina State Command DSP Gambo Isah said he will contact the Divisional Police officer of the area.
Recently there have been calls by Nigerians and other security experts on President Muhammdu Buhari to sack the Service Chiefs over the rising banditry, Kidnappings, and terrorism which bedevils the country.
Katsina is the state of origin of Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari, apart from Katsina state bandits are also terrorizing Zamfara and Sokoto States.
Governors of Katsina and Zamfara had dialogued with the bandits but the problem is yet to be over.
