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Funtua, Katsina State – Worry and grief have gripped residents of Funtua and Dandume Native Authorities Areas in Katsina State following coordinated terrorist assaults that left six individuals lifeless and 53 others kidnapped, together with girls and youngsters.
The assaults, which occurred between Saturday evening and Sunday afternoon, have sparked mass displacement throughout affected communities, additional compounding the hardship already confronted by residents battling meals shortage and insecurity.
A resident, who spoke to The Bureau on situation of anonymity for concern of reprisal, described the ordeal as a nightmare that unfolded round 10:30 pm on Saturday and continued into Sunday.
“The gunmen stormed villages in Funtua and Dandume LGAs, killing and abducting residents. They kidnapped 53 individuals, together with married girls, ladies, and youngsters. Two have been killed in Layin Garaa, and 4 in Mai Kwama, Dandume LGA,” the supply mentioned.
Mustapha Abdullahi, the village head of Layin Garaa, confirmed the incident and described the scenario as “dire”.
“Our persons are already scuffling with starvation, and now this. It has pushed them into additional despair. The federal government sees this occurring, however nothing is being achieved,” he mentioned. “Even when safety males come round, they barely keep lengthy sufficient to make a distinction.”
The Katsina State Police Command’s spokesperson, DSP Abubakar Sadiq, was unavailable for remark as calls to his cellphone went unanswered. In the meantime, the Commissioner for Inner Safety and Residence Affairs, Dr. Nasir Mu’azu, mentioned he was attending a programme in Abuja and couldn’t communicate in the intervening time.
The renewed violence in Katsina provides to the rising tally of safety breaches throughout Nigeria’s North-West, the place terrorists proceed to hold out lethal raids, mass abductions, and destruction of property, usually with little to no resistance.
As households mourn their lifeless and seek for lacking family members, residents are calling on each federal and state authorities to rise past rhetoric and deploy sustainable safety interventions that may guarantee lasting peace and shield lives.
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