Bandits have killed 47 people in early morning attacks on communities in three Local Government Areas of Katsina State, the state police command has said.
The spokesman, SP Gambo Isah, said this in a statement on Sunday, just as President Muhammad Buhari condemned the latest attacks, saying he was deeply saddened by the latest development.
Isah however, noted that the bandits hit Dutsinma, Danmusa and Safana Local Government Areas at about 00:30 hours on April 18, but did not give further details.
The command, however, assured that Police, Nigrian Army, Air Force, Civil Defence and DSS personnel had been deployed to restore normalcy.
Buhari Reacts
In a related development, President Muhammad Buhari condemned the latest attacks by bandits in the three Local Government Areas of Katsina State that left 47 persons dead.
Reacting to the incident in a statement signed by his media aide, Garba Shehu and made available to the media on Sunday, the President said that he was deeply saddened by the latest development.
He called on Nigerians not to despair because this administration was ever determined to defeat and crush these criminal elements taking advantage of the lockdown to attack their victims.
President Buhari said he would not tolerate this large scale killing of innocent people by the bandits, adding that “in line with my commitment to security of the people, these attacks will be met with decisive force”.
The President directed the security agencies not to rest on their oars or lower their guard which would create a vacuum for the bandits to strike.
While extending his sympathies to the families of the victims, he called on the people to show more vigilance by reporting the activities of criminal elements in their midst.
