Dozens of armed bandits have stormed Yankamaye village in Tsanyawa Local Government Area of Kano State, killing a woman and abducting three others.
DAILY NIGERIAN gathered that the attack occurred at 11pm on Saturday when the villagers had retired to bed.
Sources in the village told this newspaper that the bandits parked their motorcycles on the outskirt of the village and came on foot to avoid detection.
According to the sources, the bandits shot an old woman for pleading with them to spare her son from abduction.
“They killed an old woman because she begged them not to go with her son. However, they shot her and went away with the son.
“They then left and broke into another house and abducted two women, including the sister-in-law of the ward councillor,” said a villager who preferred anonymity told DAILY NIGERIA
Police have yet to speak about the incident.
Yankamaye village, which is about 5km away from Rimaye town in Katsina State, has come under frequent bandit attack after neighbouring Katsina communities signed “peace accord” with the bandits.
Neighbouring communities such as Sundu and Buresawa are also facing similar attacks of late.
At least eight people were abducted during a late-night raid on Biresawa village on Monday.