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John Shiklam in Kaduna Four people have killed in Katarma village, Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State, following an attack by bandits. Unspecified number of people, mainly women who were abducted, were later rescued by troops. The incident, according to a statement yesterday in Kaduna, by Samuel Aruwan, the state Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, took place Wednesday. Aruwan said the bandits were initially engaged by local vigilantes who defended the village before troops were mobilised to the location. He said the state government was informed of the incident by security agencies. “Security agencies informed the Kaduna State Government that armed bandits on Wednesday attacked Katarma village in Chikun Local Government Area, and kidnapped some locals, mainly women. ....
TODAY January 7, 2021 Security agencies have informed the Kaduna State Government that armed bandits on Wednesday attacked Katarma village in Chikun local government area, and kidnapped some locals, mainly women. This was confirmed in a statement signed by Samuel Aruwan, Commissioner, Ministry of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Kaduna State. According to Aruwan, the bandits were initially engaged by local vigilantes who defended the village before troops were mobilized to the location. Four persons (Bulus Barde, Hassan Zarmai, Lawal Pada and Kefas Auta) including vigilantes were killed in the gunfight, with three others (Amos Doma, Zamba Ali and Bomboi Busa) injured. ....
At least four people have been killed by bandits during an attack on Katarma community in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The bandits also abducted some indigenes of the community mostly women during the attack. According to a statement by the Kaduna state commissioner for internal security and home affairs, Samuel Aruwan, the bandits were initially engaged by local vigilantes who defended the village just before troops were mobilized to the location. He said that four persons including vigilantes were killed in the gunfight, with three others injured. The commissioner however disclosed that all the kidnapped women were rescued by troops. ....
Three others, Amos Doma, Zamba Ali and Bomboi Busa got injured during the gunfire. The Commissioner, Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, who confirmed the incident in a statement, said all the kidnapped women were rescued by the troops. According to him, in response to the attack, air platforms were swiftly mobilized for armed missions over Katarma village, and Kusasu village in neighboring Niger State. He said while ground troops headed to the location, the air component went ahead and neutralized several bandits as contained in the operational feedback to the Kaduna State Government. Aruwan said the bandits were sighted at Katarma, clustered amid large herds of cattle, with others fleeing the location on motorcycles. ....
Daily Post Nigeria Published Kaduna State government on Thursday confirmed that bandits attacked Katarma village in Chikun LGA. The Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr. Samuel Aruwan in a statement said a sustained military response neutralized several bandits in Birnin Gwari, Chikun, Giwa and Igabi local government areas. The statement added that armed bandits on Wednesday attacked Katarma village in Chikun local government area and kidnapped some locals, mainly women. The bandits were initially engaged by local vigilantes who defended the village just before troops were mobilized to the location. “Four persons (Bulus Barde, Hassan Zarmai, Lawal Pada and Kefas Auta) including vigilantes were killed in the gunfight, with three others (Amos Doma, Zamba Ali and Bomboi Busa) injured. All the kidnapped women were rescued by the troops. ....