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BREAKING: Bandits Attack, Abduct Travellers In Katsina

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Bandits on Thursday evening attacked and killed a driver, Mika Kwaru, on Damari-Dandume Road in Sabuwa Local Government Area of Katsina State.

The bandits reportedly waylaid a mass transit bus driven by Kwaru and opened fire on the moving vehicle when he failed to stop, according to SaharaReporters.

Some travellers were abducted by the bandits while those badly injured were left behind at the scene of the attack.

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Naija News reports that Katsina State had in recent times been grappling with security challenges posed by kidnappers, bandits and rustlers.

Residents of the state had taken to the street to protest the killings, with Governor Aminu Bello Masari of Katsina apologising to residents for failing to secure their lives and properties.