From Agaju Madugba, Katsina
Suspected terrorists armed with AK-47 rifles have reportedly descended on the Sayaya community of Matazu Local Government Area of Katsina State yesterday’s morning killing five residents and abducted five others.
The attack was on the heels of a similar incident last Sunday, when terrorist killed nine residents during a maulud procession at Rugar Kusa village, Musawa LGA of the state.
Katsina State Police Public Relations Officer(PPRO),ASP Abubakar Sadiq Aliyu, in a statement,said,that policemen,who were deployed to the scene engaged the hoodlums in a gun duel.
He said” five people (residents) were shot dead, two injured, and five people kidnapped by the assailants.The injured were rushed to the hospital for medical attention.
“The Commissioner of Police, Katsina State Command, while condoling with the families of the victims,urged members of the public with information that will aid investigation to come forward and assist in the investigation as efforts are being intensified to ensure the rescue of the kidnap victims,and arrest the perpetrators of the dastardly act.”