One of those killed in the assault
No less than six individuals have purportedly been killed while a few others were snatched when crooks assaulted Unguwar Samanja town in Faskari neighborhood government space of Katsina State.
It was accumulated that the outlaws raged the town at 5:49 p.m. on Sunday, October 24, when inhabitants where getting ready for supplication.
Nasir Hassan, a resident of Daudawa, who spoke Premium Times said the attackers rode into the village on motorcycles minutes before the dawn prayer and started shooting sporadically.
"From what I gathered, five people were confirmed dead after the attack and they have been buried today (Monday) morning,” he said.
Hassan, who is a student of a tertiary institution in Zamfara State, said the attackers also abducted several people but he had not ascertained their number.
"They also burnt down houses and shops before leaving the village. I was told that they did not loot the shops, they only burnt them,” he said.
However, another resident of Daudawa, Auwal Liman, said the number of those killed had risen to six, including another person killed in the outskirts of the village, who was reportedly from Unguwar Labbo community.
Bahisulhaq Alhassan, a student in Faskari, confirmed that his friend was among those killed.
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