17 bandits, others killed in fresh Katsina attacks

The affected communities are Tsabuwa in Batsari Local Government Area and Gurbi and two others in Kankara Local Government Area.

It was the same situation in the two other communities in Kankara, where the attackers were said to have killed some residents, looted property and set some houses ablaze. The police, in a statement issued to reporters, yesterday by the spokesman of the state command, SP Gambo Isah, said the bandits who stormed Gurbi, armed with AK47 rifles, were resisted shortly after they began the attacks.

“Some of the bandits managed to escape with gunshot wounds. “Operatives are combing the nearby bushes for the arrest of the fleeing bandits and recovery of their operational weapons. An investigation is ongoing,” the statement read. On February 14, more than 30 residents were killed in Dankar and Tsauwa villages in Batsari Local Government Area by suspected bandits.

The minister said it was the last desperate move by a decimated and disillusioned band of killers to stay relevant amid constant decimation by gallant Nigerian troops. “We have what it takes to come together and foil this divisive and satanic strategy.“We appeal to Nigerians to support the military as it moves to decapitate the insurgents. Second-guessing the military at this time is like playing into the hands of Boko Haram.

“But in the wake of a renewed onslaught by the military against Boko Haram and their ISWAP allies in recent times, the insurgents have apparently changed their strategy. They have started targeting Christians and Christian villages for a specific reason, which is to trigger a religious war and throw the nation into chaos. Apparently, they have realized how emotive and divisive religion can be, when exploited by unscrupulous persons,” the minister said.

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