Ibrahim Umar, a Tsafe resident, stated that Even with makes an attempt from the troopers to repel the assault, about 7 people today, such as the soldiers, have been killed. It was also documented that a overseas engineer was abducted over the assault.

The ferocious operation also resulted inside the productive clearance of terrorists’ enclaves in these parts.

Not way back, a nursing mother was abducted together with her twin children as well as third one that's not over 4 decades previous.

The bandits then turned violent, capturing the guard and taking the four Females hostage before fleeing the scene. The attack passed off from the Kurfi regional govt area of Katsina state.

I thank God I'm even now alive. I converse fluently and I'm able to shift. I can keep in mind that in 1947, 50 of us joined the Kaduna College; out of the amount, only five of us are alive these days. And out on the 5, only two of us can go about. 3 are bedridden, so we must thank God for that.

Regardless if there was no electrical power or water supply in those days, I might come down and use lamps. I am used to it. And it is identical with my small children. Mainly because I had been accustomed to going to dwelling routinely, it wasn’t tricky for me to relocate from Kaduna. 

No, it absolutely was later on. They stated I need to see the men and women in britain. And I were in the UK for practically 5 years, so I realized them. They were being masters below in Nigeria, but there, we ended up equal. We have been in exactly the same course Along with the white people for lectures. 

Day by day Have faith in realized that it absolutely was the second attack by bandits on the identical highway yesterday. The main assault took place in Kucheri village, also in Tsafe LGA, in which a group of armed bandits blocked the Funtua-Gusau freeway, killed quite a few individuals and abducted undisclosed variety of travellers.

Once i was from the civil services I made use of pen names for the reason that I couldn’t place my title. Once i retired I set my identify until I got also previous and stopped writing.  

We went to Obasanjo and advised him, but he said he didn’t have anything to carry out with it, expressing it had been far too hot. He Kurfi state Katsina mentioned that for stability good reasons, we should notify him our decisions. I understand that we disqualified a applicant whenever we discovered that he wasn’t spending tax. In Individuals days matters weren't similar to this. Attahiru Jega did a lot of very good task. I used to connect with him over the electoral reform function. I also got to be aware of the present chairman of INEC when he was creating a reserve concerning the late Malam Sa’adu Zungur. He utilised to go to me in Kaduna simply because he understood I had been producing books. But I don’t choose to interfere; it’s not my enterprise to head over to persons in positions of authority. I don’t check out. What I normally do will be to attend their inaugurations, congratulate them and want them good luck; that's all.   Another they see me are going to be following their tenure. I will never drop by them to ask for favour for myself or any one else.

SaharaReporters learnt that 3 villages inside the Kurfi Area Government Place of the state had been sacked as well as a police station torched inside a banditry raid that claimed five life.

It was not Element of my position to perform the recruitment. There was A further officer, a Yoruba man, who was performing it. After i obtained into the ministry, he told me that he went to Kaduna for your workout.

One more resident of Kurfi blamed some of the latest attacks on informants who migrated to the town when it absolutely was safer.

The affected villagers who are now taking refuge in other communities during the state, staged a tranquil protest on Friday, demanding the restoration of security.