No fewer than seven people allegedly lost their lives in
another round of attack at Kasai and Nahuta villages under Batsari Local
Government Area of Katsina State when bandits attacked on Friday night.
A source from Batsari, who spoke with SaharaReporters, said
the six people drowned and lost their lives including a pregnant woman while
running for safety.
He said the bandits also killed one person in the process while two others were still missing as a result of the attack.
It was gathered that the villagers fled into the bush for
fear of being killed while the hoodlums shot sporadically upon entering the
area.
The source said the bandits stormed the two communities on
motorcycles and were armed with dangerous weapons.
SaharaReporters gathered that the attackers operated freely
for several hours on Friday night at the two villages without any intervention
from security agencies despite being notified of the attacks.
The source said, "Six people were found dead in the
river on Saturday morning when they were running inside the bush. There was
heavy rain on that day and one of them was a pregnant woman. My father told the
Seriki n Ruwa (Emir of Water) who asked people to search the dam before their
bodies were removed."
He disclosed that on several occassions soldiers deployed to
the area would not show up when they were being called upon in time of
distress.
Meanwhile, another village on Saturday night (Salihawar Dan
Alhaji) under Batsari came under attack.
The village is about six kilometres away from Batsari town.
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