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Tragedy! Bandits Kill Policeman,16 Others

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A police officer and 16 others have been killed in the Katsina banditry attack.
News Rain Nigeria reports that not less than 17 people have been killed in the Katsina banditry attack that happened at Duskuru Village.
Duskuru Village, which is located in Dandume local government area of Katsina State was reportedly attacked by some yet to be identified bandits at the early hour of Thursday.

Tragedy! Bandits Kill Policeman,16 Others

Confirming the sad incident to journalists, the State Police Public Relations Officer, SP. Gambo Isah said that the Village was attacked by about 300 armed bandits who were fully armed with AK 47 riffles.
SP. Sambo said that no fewer than 14 persons were killed during the attack on the Duskuru village, stressed that four vigilante members, including one policeman, were killed during the shootout with the bandits.
Gambo maintained that the attack was a reprisal attack by the bandits to avenge the killing of their members in an earlier attack on the village.
An eyewitness account who pleaded anonymously also confirmed the bandit attack.
He also said that not less than 15 residents of the village were left dead while several others sustained different degrees of injuries as a result of the attack.
He said the bandits attack the village very early in the morning and started firing gunshots and as a result, many people were killed due to the stray bullet that hit them.
He, however, appeal to the police to always step up in their response to distress calls, so to avoid future occurrence of such an ugly incident.