October 06, (THEWILL) – At least 10 persons have been confirmed killed and 11 injured after suspected bandits on Tuesday evening attacked Yasore village, Katsina state.
The bandits, THEWILL gathered, also looted several houses in the village, including money, phones, clothes, foodstuff and other personal items.
Residents said the assailants also rustled several domestic animals after they had set ablaze scores of houses and food barns.
They said the bandits, armed with sophisticated weapons, swooped on the village on motorcycles at about 6.30pm.
Residents said the bandits operated for several hours before they left the village because the telecommunication shutdown in the council prevented residents from seeking early assistance from security agencies.
Although residents said 16 people were killed in the operation, the police put the figure at 10.
Spokesperson for the Katsina Police Command, SP Gambo Isah, confirmed the incident but insisted that the bandits were on a revenge mission at the village.
“The bandits were on a reprisal attack. Ten people were killed in the incident, while 11 others were injured.
“Recently, members of Yansakai (outlaw local vigilante) have been going round the community, killing the Fulani and the bandits went there on a revenge mission.
“It is unfortunate. Any member of Yansakai caught henceforth would be treated as bandits. Yansakai remains outlawed in the state,” Isah said.
