Gunmen attacked three communities in Bakori and Funtua councils of Katsina State, on Tuesday, killing 10 residents and abducting a village head simply identified as Alhaji Umar.
According to reports, the gunmen first invaded Dukawa village in Bakori council, looting houses and shops, before moving to two other communities in Funtua council, where they looted more homes and shops, shot 10 persons dead and abducted Alhaji Umar.
The hoodlums later moved to Cuga, in Bakori LGA, where they killed 10 residents and abducted the village head.
The eldest son of the village head, Abdullahi Umar, said, “When they came, they started shooting sporadically to scare people away. I was in my room because it was after 1am. As I tried coming out, I met my father going towards the village centre where the shooting was coming from. The bandits returned with him into the house and looted the house before they left with him and others.”
The Katsina State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Gambo Isah, confirmed the incident.