The Katsina State Police Command has reported that a terrorist ambush in the Yargoje woodland resulted in the deaths of 41 members of the neighbourhood watch groups known as “Yansakai.”
This information can be found in a statement that SP Gambo Isah, the Command’s public relations officer, gave to journalists on Friday in Katsina.
“On Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023, at about 22:00 hours, terrorists in their numbers, shooting sporadically with AK 47 rifles, attacked the house of one Alhaji Muntari at Unguwar Audu Gare, Kandarawa, Bakori Local Government, and rustled 50 cows and 30 sheep.
“Subsequently, on Feb. 2, at about 10:00 hours, Yansakai groups from 11 villages in Bakori local government regrouped and went after the terrorists with a view to recover the rustled animals.
“They traced the footpaths of the hoodlums to a location at Yargoje forest, unfortunately, the terrorists planned and launched a coordinated ambush on the Yansakai.
“The hoodlums shot and killed 41 Yansakai and wounded two others,” he said.
Isah said that the bodies and injured people were taken to the Kankara General Hospital by a squad of cops under the direction of the area commander in Malumfashi.
A coordinated security effort to apprehend the offenders and hold them accountable is currently underway, according to the command spokeswoman.
