Bandits abduct 46 persons including women and children in Katsina

46 people in Batsari and Funtua local government areas of Katsina State have reportedly been abducted by bandits.

According to a source who spoke to Daily Post, one person was killed while 28 were abducted in the Karare village of Batsari Local Government Area on Friday, December 2.

The source explained that the gunmen raided the village in the early hours of the morning and went away with the victims - they include women and children.

According to the source, students from Kokiya village heading to Government Day Secondary School, Karare were mostly abducted.

He added, “the attackers came from the southern part of the village and started shooting sporadically, which resulted in the death of one person.”

The source said that the bandits abducted 28 people, including students, but later released four of them, stressing that those released include one Malam Ladan and three children as they sent them a message that they would not accept old naira notes for ransom, reports Daily Post.

According to him, one other person escaped, while 23 people are currently with the bandits and no ransom demand has been made by the abductors.

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