Gang of cattle thieves in troubled Nigeria north He ambushes and kills 41 guards in forest who They mobilized from several villages in Bakori district of Katsina state to track down the gang that was her stolen Cattle from my local the day before.
Katsina state police spokesman Gambo Isah said the guards were ambushed late on Friday by the robbers. who 41 were killed and two more wounded. He said the guards are armed with Kalashnikov rifles.
“The killers shot and killed 41 yansakai and wounded two,” he added, adding that their bodies were recovered. “A joint security operation is underway to prosecute the perpetrators,” he said.
Residents said 52 people killing in the attack in Yargoje forest in neighboring Kankara district. “The police entered the forest between Thursday and Friday and brought 52 bodies of guards in Two batches,” said Idris Othman, and dozens said of The other guards were also Brought to the hospital with injuries.
Abdullah al-Sada, another local, gave the exact number of dead, saying the attackers were from neighboring Zamfara state.
Katsina is among several states in North West. Central Nigeria is terrorized by criminal gangs who raid villages, kill population and kidnapping for Ransom, cattle theft, burning homes After looting them. Units have camps in A vast forest stretches across the states of Katsina, Zamfara, Kaduna and Niger.
southern part of Katsina, including Bakuri and Kankara, lie close to the border with Zamfara was repeatedly targeted by the stationed gangs in neighboring country.
Bandit kidnapping more of 300 pupils in Kankara in December 2021. The disciples are taken to Zamfara and released after the ransom is paid.
Then the communities formed vigilante groups fight attacks before criminal gangs. However, the militia was banned by the state authorities for loss of basic Security drills, they say, have exposed them to unnecessary matters danger.
“This is an unfortunate loss of spirits of These were the guards result of Ibrahim Ahmad Katsina, a security advisor to the governor, told AFP (AFP): “We have asked communities not to go after terrorists when they attack But to inform the security services urgently.” added.
