Over 300 criminals stormed Duba village, Batsari local government area, of Katsina State, late Saturday night.
The State’s Police Command spokesman, SP Gambo Isah, who confirmed the attack, said twelve persons were killed during the attack.
According to Isah, the criminals, branded as bandits, hit the village with General Multi-Purpose (GMP) machine guns and anti-aircraft rocket launchers.
Isah further said, “The bandits, numbering over 300 and armed with sophisticated weapons, including GMP machine guns and anti-aircraft launchers stormed the village at 20.45 on Saturday and ransacked houses and looted shops. They also killed twelve people and injured six others”.
“The joint team of the Police and the military advanced to the village but the bandits had retreated to the forest by the time they arrived there. The team is still combing the forest with a view to finding the hoodlums”, he stated.
