Bandits have reportedly killed the village head of Kukar Babangida, the Magaji Zauren Katsina, Alhaji Haruna Ubale and two of his sons in Jibia Local Government Area of Katsina State on Thursday.
The assailants also killed six other persons and burnt five vehicles in the village.
The chairman of the LG council, Bashir Sabiu, confirmed the incident, alongside the spokesman for the Katsina police command, ASP Abubakar Aliyu.
It was gathered that the bandits attacked the village a few minutes before midnight and operated till around 1:30 am on Thursday.
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Villagers said the bandits took time to go from house to house in search of valuables, including money.
“Suspected bandits attacked Kukar Babangida village on Thursday shooting sporadically from AK47 rifles. They killed nine persons in the process.They also burnt five vehicles.
“Police operatives were swiftly deployed in the area and they have since restored normalcy”, Aliyu said.
He assured that the assailants would be arrested soon.
Recall that bandits last Friday morning killed no fewer than six traders who were on their way to a local market at Yantumaki in the Danmusa Local Government Area of the State.
The traders, who were traveling from Maidabino, were attacked just a few kilometres from the market.
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