Rampage in Katsina as Bandits Gun Down DPO’s Mother, Brother
Residents of Danmusa town, headquarters of Danmusa Local Government Area of Katsina state, have taken to the streets over an attack that claimed the lives of a Divisional Police Officer’s (DPO) mother and brother.
The protesters were said to have set some buildings on fire, including that of a retired classroom teacher, whom they accused of being an accomplice of bandits.
It was also feared that the district head palace was set on fire, but security agents were said to have been drafted to the area.
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Source in Danmusa told journalists that the victims were attacked and killed at their residence in the early hours of Tuesday despite a “peace deal” between the community and the bandits.
“There was a charade of a peace deal entered by the local government chairman in which the bandits were allowed to come into town, buy whatever they wanted and leave unharmed, while on their part, they promised not to attack us.
Another resident who pleaded anonymity identified the two persons killed as one Usman Lawal Karzaje, the younger brother to the DPO of a police station Dutsi local government, alongside their mother.
He said, “Before now, despite the peace deal, they kidnapped Alhaji Rabe Mainadi; after they collected ransom from him, they broke his arm, and he is yet to recover from that.
The Source said, “they kidnapped the son of Alhaji Mani, collected N10m ransom and killed the victim after that. These are just a few examples of the situation we are in here.
