3 reportedly killed in fresh attack on Katsina village
- Two suspected armed robbers were reportedly killed in Tandama village in Katsina
- The robbers allegedly killed one resident before the community members overpowered them
- The police, however, claimed responsibility for the death of the robbers, adding that officers are currently on the trail of the fleeing suspects
Two suspected armed robbers and one resident were reportedly killed following an armed robbery attack on Tandama village of Danja local government area of Katsina state, Nigeria.
An eyewitness, whose brother was killed by the suspected armed robbers at about 1.15am on Wednesday, February 28, said some men in military uniform armed with AK 47 rifles stormed the house of one Abdullahi Tandama and Alhaji Sufyanu, Channels TV reports.
Legit.ng gathered that the community members, however, collectively resisted the attack, leading to the death of two of the gunmen after they killed one of the residents.
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He said: “My brother and few others were sleeping outside our main house but the hail of gunfire woke them up to assist but they later got killed, although we do not have guns, we outnumbered them with bow and arrows, we killed two of them before they eventually retreated on hearing the arrival of the police”.
Meanwhile, the Katsina state police command in a press statement said the suspected armed robbers engaged the police in a gun duel which resulted in the death of two of them.
“Our rapid response team was able to recover one AK 47 rifle with breach number 197797754 alongside double magazine containing ten rounds of live ammunition,” the statement added.
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The command also confirmed that special anti-robbery squad unit is currently on the trail of the fleeing suspects.
Legit.ng previously reported that the Enugu state police command smashed a six-man armed robbery gang and captured four of the gang members operating on the outskirts of Enugu.
The police also recovered three locally made guns from the suspects and nine GSM phones belonging to travelers they had robbed.
The command’s spokesman, SP Ebere Amaraizu, said in a statement that the armed gang had been robbing travelers coming from Lagos and heading towards Benue state before they were confronted by police operatives.
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Source: Legit.ng
