13 March 2023
About 18 persons were feared killed in Kankara Local Government Area of Katsina State following terrorists clashed with local security guards on Saturday evening
Residents of Kankara LGA told newsmen that search parties were still busy looking for casualties in the communities where the clashes occurred as of Sunday to determine the exact number of those who could have been killed.
According to the residents, settlements where the clashes occurred to include Majifa, Gurbi, Danmarke, Gidan-Anchor, Gidan- Saika, Dan-Mangoro and Gidan-Sale.
It was learnt that five people were killed in Gurbi, 13 killed at Majifa, Makera and Gidan Jifau settlements.
A total of 18 other people said to have suffered injuries in the attacks are being treated at the General Hospital, Kankara as of Sunday afternoon.
According to residents, trouble started on Saturday during a wedding attended by terrorists at Majifa.
It was learnt that the wedding was that of a terrorist leader identified as “Mai Kalifat Mutuwa.”
Some local security guards allegedly clashed with those who attended the wedding party, including terrorists from Zamfara State.
The terrorists, who were said to have been angered by the clash, thereafter reportedly launched attacks on the other communities, resulting in casualties.
When contacted, the spokesman for the state police command, SP Gambo Isah, said he could only confirm the clash at Majifa.
He added that details surrounding the incident were still sketchy as of Sunday afternoon.
