Terrorists storm Katsina mosque, kill three, abduct many

• The victims were killed when the terrorists opened fire on unsuspecting Muslim worshippers who were observing Ishai prayer in a mosque.

A clutch of rampaging gunmen, suspected to be terrorists, has launched a series of deadly attacks across towns and villages in Katsina state leaving trails of death and destruction in their wake.

At least three persons lost their lives in the devastating onslaught that started on Wednesday night and continued throughout Thursday.

The victims were killed when the terrorists opened fire on unsuspecting Muslim worshippers who were observing Ishai prayer in a mosque.

A local who confirmed the troubling development to newsmen disclosed that four other persons sustained injuries and had been hospitalised.

“The assailants descended upon our Muslim brothers during Ishai prayer. Tragically, two of them lost their lives within the mosque premises, while a third met a fatal end outside the mosque while attempting to escape the onslaught. Four others sustained injuries and are currently undergoing treatment at a hospital in Kankara.” Vanguard quoted the local as saying

The source disclosed that the terrorists abducted a man and two women during the attack.

“Unfortunately, the man’s refusal to go with the assailants cost him his life as he was mercilessly butchered for daring to defy the abductors,” the source revealed.

In a separate incident, the marauding bandits stormed the residence of one Sani Maikifi, a vigilante member, in Ungwar Tudun Boka within Kankara township around 2:30 am today

Sani escape through his backyard, evading the murderous hoodlums. But his wife and son were not as fortunate. They were abducted by the hoodlums.

The source revealed that the hoodlums who had been monitoring Sani for some time now, struck silently, infiltrating the community within Kankara township without raising alarm.

In another separate attack, at approximately 11:30 PM on Thursday, armed individuals stormed Dangani in Musawa local government, shooting sporadically. According to a source, the criminals were trailing a wealthy individual from the south, who had visited the area to offer condolences to a grieving relative.

He was however fortunate to have escaped their clutches. In return, the hoodlums abducted scores of people from the area, the source disclosed.