Bandits Kill Two Worshippers, Kidnap Others During Ramadan Prayers In Katsina

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Bandits have killed two worshippers and the same number comprising a woman and her 15-year-old daughter abducted in Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina State.

The Chairman of the Local Council, Musa Faskari, told BBC Hausa on Sunday, that the incident happened at about 8:00 pm on Saturday during the Muslim Ramadan Tarawih prayers at Mai-Ruwa community.

He explained that the hoodlums upon their arrival in the community, invaded the house of one Lado Mairua during the prayers, asking him to follow them. But when he rejected the directive, they shot him dead on the spot.

Faskari said the attack led to the abduction of Lado Mairua’s wife and his 15-year-old daughter.

According to him, the deceased neighbour, who arrived at the scene on a motorcycle, on witnessing the incident, raised an alarm and was also killed by the bandits.

He, however, lamented that the security situation is becoming worrisome and order of the day for residents of Faskari Local Government Area.

“This is the second time the late Lado’s wife is kidnapped by bandits. Earlier on Saturday, they invaded Malalai village as well, killed two persons, and abducted two other women.

“Even a soldier was killed in Ruwan-Godiya village in the same Council on the same day. We are calling on the Federal Government to consider our situation critically because the situation can not be handled alone by the state government.

“There’s an urgent need to invade the bandits’ hideouts and deal with them decisively. These attacks will persist unless security agencies take the fight to the bandits,” he stated.