Again, bandits attack Kano community, abduct APC Chairman

Bandits have reportedly attacked communities in Kano State for the third day in a row, killing at least one person and abducting the All Progressives Congress (APC) chairman in Rogo Local Government Area.

The latest incident occurred in Beli village, Rogo LGA, in the early hours of Tuesday, according to a source who spoke on condition of anonymity.

The source said the attackers stormed the community at about 1 a.m. and opened fire, shooting one resident before abducting the local APC chairman, Alhaji Audu Fanka Salisu Yahaya.

Yahaya was reportedly a close associate of the Speaker of the Kano State House of Assembly, Jibril Ismail Falgore, who is also from Rogo Local Government Area.

A young man was also reportedly killed during the attack, while some residents were said to have sustained gunshot injuries.

“They came in, firing sporadically, and went straight to the chairman’s house. They broke down the door, brought him out and took him away. On their way, they shot a young man, who was not more than 25 years old, and he died instantly,” the source said.

Several Facebook posts by residents of the area further corroborated the report, with calls for security agencies and other relevant authorities to come to their aid.

The incident is the latest in a series of attacks reported across communities in the area since Sunday.

On Sunday, suspected bandits reportedly invaded Chiromawa in Garin Malam Local Government Area, where they allegedly killed three people and abducted an elderly man.

The abducted man was later said to have escaped from his captors.

A day later, on Monday night, the attackers reportedly struck neighbouring Rantan community in Bebeji Local Government Area, killing two people.

The latest incident in Beli brings the reported attacks to three consecutive days, raising fresh concerns over the security situation in parts of Kano State.

Security agencies have yet to issue an official statement on the alleged attack.

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