The police, local vigilante groups, and Operation FANSAN YANMA troops have successfully repelled a bandit attack in Katsina State’s Matazu Local Government Area. According to counterinsurgency expert Zagazola Makama, armed bandits broke into Yar Makera Quarters on Thursday at approximately 9:50 p.m. Community watch groups and security personnel swiftly mobilized to the scene, engaged the attackers in a gunfight, and forced them to retreat.The attackers were forced to flee after the troops, backed by police officers and vigilantes, quickly mobilized to the scene and engaged them in a gunfight.
One resident of Yar Makera Quarters, Aliyu Hassan, 70, was shot and killed during the encounter, and another, Mustapha Ado, 35, was seriously hurt and is currently undergoing treatment, according to a source Makama cited. In order to find the escaping bandits, troops are currently searching the surrounding areas.
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