Suspected bandits kills 14 in Katsina State

Doosuur Iwambe, Abuja

At least 14 people have been reportedly killed while several others were injured in a gun battle between suspected bandits and vigilantes in Tsamiyar Jino village in Kankara local government area of Katsina state.

The incident according to reports is creatibg a lot of tension in the village as residents scuttled to safety.

Confirming the incident to journalists in Katsinaon Tuesday, spokesman of the state police command, Gambo Isah, blamed the vigilance group for failing to heed to police advice.

Isah said that the vigilantes launched an attack on the suspects in their hideout.

He said seven of the vigilantes and seven of the bandits were killed.

“According to the reports received by the command, the incident started when members of the vigilante group decided to launch an attack on the bandits in their hideout (forest) killing seven of them and resultant of a fierce battle where the bandits also killed seven of the vigilante members.

“Yansakai (volunteers) who went into the forest to fight the bandits refused to heed to police advice.”

He added that “the bandits casualties have been evacuated from the forest as reported by the divisional police officer in the area”.

Daily Times recalls that about 50 persons were reportedly killed Last week, when suspected bandits clashed with vigilantes in a community in Kaura Namoda local government area of Zamfara state.