Residents say gunmen on motorbikes arrived in Maidabino village in Katsina state and began capturing sporadically.
Not less than seven individuals have been killed and 100 kidnapped on Saturday evening when gunmen attacked a rural neighborhood in Nigeria’s northwestern Katsina state, residents and police mentioned on Sunday, within the newest assault towards residents within the north of the nation.
State police spokesperson Abubakar Aliyu Sadiq confirmed the assault and the seven deaths, however wouldn’t say whether or not anybody was lacking. He mentioned police have been investigating.
“The remaining males who didn’t flee live in worry … and ready to listen to information about their kidnapped family members,” mentioned Muhammad Sani, whose sister was kidnapped.
Residents mentioned gunmen on motorbikes arrived in Maidabino village within the Danmusa native authorities space of Katsina, and began capturing sporadically, forcing residents to flee.
Hassan Aliyu instructed Reuters information company by cellphone that the assault took residents unexpectedly and dozens of girls and kids have been confirmed lacking.
“They killed seven individuals, together with burning two kids,” Aliyu mentioned. “They spent greater than six hours destroying our properties.”
Auwalu Ismail, one other resident, mentioned the gunmen first blocked all roads resulting in Maidabino earlier than the assault.
“They burned down our outlets, autos, and took away our livestock. In addition they kidnapped my spouse and greater than 100 girls and kids,” he mentioned.
Lately, such abductions have been concentrated in Nigeria’s northwest and central areas, the place dozens of armed teams typically goal villagers and travellers for giant ransoms.
In March, gunmen attacked a faculty within the northwestern state of Kaduna and kidnapped dozens of pupils as they have been about to begin the schoolday, in response to native residents and authorities.
Final yr, gunmen took greater than 80 college students in a raid on a faculty within the northwestern state of Kebbi.
