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JUST IN: Gunmen Shoot APC Chairman Dead in Katsina
May 31, 2020
Gunmen suspected to be bandits have shot and killed the All Progressive Congress (APC) chairman of Batsari council area of Katsina state, Alhaji Abdulhamid Mamman.
Mammam was killed on Sunday afternoon, at about 2:45pm, after the gunmen besieged Sabon Garin Dunburawa village, where he hailed from.
Gunmen entered his home with the intention of abducting him and some of his family members, action of which he resisted.
A source said it was while the deceased was showing resistance that the gunmen shot and killed him.
His body, it was learnt, has been deposited at the General Hospital in Batsari, with sources saying he might be buried later on Sunday evening.
The state has seen recent upsurge in activities of bandits, especially in councils areas sharing border with the dreaded Rugu forest.
About 14 council areas had in recent months, witnessed activities of gunmen, most of whom are suspected to be bandits.
The bandits’ mode of operation is to kill, maim and abduct hapless residents for ransom, rape women, rustle domestic animals and cause other evil havocks, including setting food stores and villages ablaze.
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