Suspected bandits in their numbers, attacked Katsina, killing five men and kidnapped women.
According to reports, the bandits killed one Rabilu Tukur of Dan Ali village, Danmusa LGA of the State on Sunday.
A resident of Dan Ali, who pleaded anonymity, told newsmen that the deceased, who was a staff of Danmusa LG, was returning home after dropping a passenger at Tashar Biri village.
“He used his motorcycle for commercial purpose and had conveyed a passenger to Tashar Biri village, and was on his way back when the killers followed him and close to Dan Ali village, they attacked him using a cutlass to hack him to death in broad daylight.
He added that bandits had also traced locals who migrated to Dan Ali village with their animals for their safety and rustled several animals.
He said there is an upsurge in banditry in recent days, with the bandits in most cases operating unchallenged.
This is coming after bandits on Friday attacked Maidabino village, also in Danmusa LGA, where they conducted a house-to-house raid, killed one person, kidnapped his wife and also rustled his animals.
A resident of Maidabino said the attackers came around 2am in their numbers, attacked many houses and in the process killed the man who hid in his toilet.
They shot him and abducted his wife, and left their little children behind.
“What is more frightening is that there are soldiers stationed at Government Day Secondary School in the village and they were alerted during the attack but they did not show up until the terrorists left,” a resident of the village said.
He added that on the same Friday, bandits attacked Sabon Garin Unguwar Ganau, killed three people and kidnapped several women.
