Suspected bandits kill vigilante member, abduct couple in Katsina

Gunmen suspected to be bandits on Tuesday killed a member of a vigilance group in Katsina State.

The spokesman for the state police command, Abubakar Aliyu, confirmed the incident to journalists in Katsina.

He said the bandits also kidnapped a couple with their daughter at Filin Canada Quarters in the Katsina metropolis.

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Aliyu said: “Today, August 26, at about 3:00 a.m., some hoodlums with dangerous weapons attacked the residence of one Anas Ahmadu of Filin Canada Quarters, Katsina, kidnapped him, his wife, and his daughter, Jidda Anas.

“Also, the hoodlums fatally shot one Abdullahi Muhammad of the same address, a member of the local vigilante, and escaped the scene before the arrival of police operatives.”

He added that police had commenced an investigation into the incident.

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