BANDITS KILL CHIEF IMAM, SEVERAL RESIDENTS IN FASKARI LGA OF KATSINA

Bandits have killed a Chief Imam and an unspecified number of residents in Faskari LGA of Katsina.

Sources say the victims were killed when the assailants stormed Sabon Garin Bilbis community around 8.45pm on Monday.

The bandits, who invaded the community in large numbers, killing the cleric and several defenceless residents. As of the time of filing this report, the specific number of fatalities recorded cannot be ascertained.

Recall, on Monday, We reported that bandits kidnapped the Chief Imam of Yangoji Central Mosque in Kwali Area Council, Abuja, Abdullahi Abubakar Gbedako, and his sons.

The Cleric was abducted alongside his sons, Aliyu Usman Abubakar, 22, and Ibrahim Abubakar, 11, on Friday when the assailants invaded their residence.

Credit: Eons Intelligence