At least seven people were killed late Friday night when gunmen attacked Magajin Wando village in Dandume Local Government Area of Katsina State.
The attack, which occurred around 11 p.m., threw the community into panic as the assailants reportedly fired indiscriminately at residents.
Confirming the incident in a statement on Saturday, the Katsina State Commissioner for Internal Security, Dr. Nasiru Mua’zu, said the situation could have been far worse without the intervention of the Katsina State Community Watch Corps (CWC).
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“The Community Watch Corps engaged the bandits and pushed them back,” Mua’zu explained. “Unfortunately, while evacuating the injured to the hospital, they were ambushed. Their vehicle came under heavy gunfire and was set ablaze, but they still managed to bring the injured to safety.”
According to him, intelligence reports suggest the ambush was a revenge attack after the bandits lost several members during their initial clash with the corps.
The commissioner condemned the killings, praising the courage of the security volunteers. He also expressed sympathy to the victims’ families. “We extend our deepest condolences to those who lost loved ones and pray for the speedy recovery of the injured,” he said.
Mua’zu assured residents that the government would continue to collaborate with the military, police, and other security agencies to intensify operations against criminal groups in the state.
