A group of terrorists reportedly killed a man who was working on his farm in Sanawa, a community in Dutsin-Ma LGA of Katsina State.
A reliable source who spoke on the condition of anonymity told DAILY POST the deceased, Surajo Abdulhadi, left home early on Tuesday morning to work on a farm along Sanawa Village under Makera Ward, where he was ambushed and killed by the marauding bandits.
DAILY POST learnt that the remains of the deceased had been buried according to Islamic rites.
Katsina Police Command’s spokesman, ASP Sadiq Abubakar, who confirmed the report, said: “The deceased, Surajo Abdulhadi, went alone to work on a farm at the outskirts of Dutsin-Ma town, where he was attacked and killed by the terrorists lurking in the area.
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“On receiving the report, immediately, a patrol team led by the area commander, Dutsin-Ma, was dispatched to the area, but unfortunately the hoodlums had disappeared into thin air before their arrival.”
Katsina State is one of the northwestern states plagued by banditry. The state has been enjoying some relative peace lately, except for some frontline communities controlled by bandits.
The new governor of Katsina, Dr Dikko Umar Radda, declared in his inaugural speech his resolve to deploy all available resources to end banditry and criminality across the state.
