Gunmen suspected to be bandits attacked Yankamaye village in Tsanyawa Local Government Area of Kano State late Saturday night, November 29, killing an elderly woman and abducting three people.
The quiet farming community was thrown into panic as the armed men stormed the village while many residents were asleep.
Police spokesman Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa confirmed the incident and said officers had been deployed to pursue the attackers.
“We are doing everything possible to rescue the kidnapped victims and restore calm to the area,” Kiyawa told journalists.
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Residents said the assailants rode in on motorcycles, stopping at the outskirts before moving in on foot to avoid being noticed.
One villager, who asked not to be named, described the killing of the elderly woman as “heartbreaking.”
“She pleaded with them not to take her son,” he said. “They refused to listen to her. They shot her and took the young man away,” Channels Television reports.
The attackers then moved to another home and abducted two women, including the sister-in-law of the ward councillor.
Security operatives were still searching nearby forests at the time of filing this report in an effort to rescue the captives and track down the gunmen.