The Police in Katsina have confirmed that 41 persons were killed when terrorists and an outlawed group known as ‘Yansakai’ operating in the forest area of Bakori Local Government Area of the state clashed.
The spokesperson of the Katsina State Police Command, Gambo Isah said the incident occurred on at about 11pm on Wednesday.
According to him, the terrorists in their numbers armed with AK 47 and shooting sporadically, attacked a victim simply identified as Muntari, at Unguwar Audu, located in the Kandarawa Ward of Bakori Local Government Area, and rustled his 50 cows.
Isah added that subsequently on Thursday, at about 10 am, the Yansakai outlawed group, from 11 villages in Bakori Local Government Area, regrouped and went after the terrorists, to recover the rustled domestic animals.
He said, they traced the footpath of the hoodlums to a location at Yargoje forest and unfortunately, the terrorists planned and launched a coordinated ambush on the group.
The police spokesperson further said that the terrorists shot and killed 41 members of the Yansakai, and wounded 2 of them.
He also said the Area Commander, Malumfashi, led a team of policemen to the scene and recovered the corpses while the injured were taken to Kankara General Hospital. The police said joint security operations have also been launched to bring those behind the incident to justice.
