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Gunmen, at the weekend, killed a man identified as Ibrahim Abdullahi, in the Kankia Local Government Area of Katsina State.
Spokesman of the Katsina State Police Command, ASP. Abubakar Aliyu, who confirmed the incident in Katsina, yesterday, said Abdullahi, popularly called Solo by locals, was killed late on Saturday.
Aliyu said the police command had commenced investigations into the killing, the latest in the state which had been under severe attack by terrorists lately. It was gathered that the killing happened at around 8:40pm, when the gunmen invaded a low-cost residential estate, near the Kankia General Hospital.
A resident, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the gunmen, who came on motorcycles, invaded the estate and shot Abdullahi point-blank when he dared to question them.
The terrorists were said to have fled after shooting Abdulahi, leaving him in a pool of his own blood. The incident forced traders, residents and passers-by on the Katsina-Kano highway to run for their safety. Only a fortnight ago, gunmen had invaded the same housing estate, kidnapping one person, who is still in their custody.
Meanwhile, the residents have pleaded with security agencies to come to their rescue, to protect their lives and property. The residents, who asked not to be identified for fear of getting killed by the gunmen, said they no longer slept with their two eyes closed.
North Western Nigeria has been plagued by terrorists and bandits for years, worsening the human condition in an enclave held to ransom by the jihadist Boko Haram group.
The deadly group has been fighting since 2009 to enthrone a strict Islamic code in Nigeria’s expansive north, but the Federal Government has been fighting back, over the years, to defeat the terrorists.
