At least 30 residents of Tasharnagulle in Batsari Local Government Area of Katsina State were abducted by a group of terrorists wearing military uniforms who attacked the community on the night of Sunday, January 21, 2024.
Sources in the community who revealed this said the terrorists entered the village and started shooting into the air.
The gunmen then began to call out to those fleeing away, telling them that nothing would happen to them.
“We are security personnel, we have come to help you but you are running away, we will shoot anyone who runs away,” one of the sources said.
He added that the terrorists moved from house to house harassing people and telling them to come out and not to run, adding that was why they were able to assemble many people to abduct.
A man who was able to escape the kidnapping said that when they arrived at the place where the bandits had kept their motorcycles, they took a head count, which totalled 31 men and women (including girls and married women), and then commanded everyone to get on the motorcycles.
He claimed that was when he managed to escape and return home.
Residents in the vicinity confirmed the occurrence to the press, but the police stated they were still investigating.
The police spokesman, Abubakar Sadiq Aliyu, an ASP, said the police would investigate the matter.
Recall that it was reported last Tuesday, January 16, how residents of the Nahuta community in the same local government area fled their houses in fear of an attack by terrorists.
This was seen in pictures shared by a journalist, Mohammed Babangida on X showing how Nahuta dwellers, including women and children, were carrying their belongings and moved out of the community.
“Residents of Nahuta in Batsari Local Government of Katsina State fleeing to safety,” Mohammad captioned the pictures.
This came after it was widely reported that a group of terrorists successfully dislodged a joint military base meant to protect Nahuta community on Sunday.
Katsina is the state of origin of Muhammadu Buhari, the immediate past President of the country.
Source: Sahara Reporters
