There was a riot in Danmusa town, headquarters of Danmusa Local Government Area of Katsina state, following an attack by bandits which claimed the lives of a Divisional Police Officer’s (DPO) mother and brother.
Buildings were reportedly set on fire, including that of a retired classroom teacher, who the rioters accused of being an accomplice of bandits.
Speaking to Daily Trust, a source said the victims were attacked and killed at their residence in the early hours of Tuesday November 29, despite a “peace deal” that was existing between the community and the bandits.
He said;
“There was a charade of a peace deal entered into by the local government chairman in which the bandits were allowed to come into town, buy whatever they wanted and leave unharmed, while on their part, they promised not to attack us.
“But I tell you, that peace deal is a scam, it did not prevent them from kidnapping for ransom and even killing victims.”
Another source said the two persons killed are Usman Lawal Karzaje, the younger brother to the DPO of a police station Dutsi local government, alongside their mother.
He said;
“Before now, despite the peace deal, they kidnapped Alhaji Rabe Mainadi, after they collected ransom from him, they broke his arm, he is yet to recover from that.
“Secondly, they kidnapped the son of Alhaji Mani, collected N10m ransom and killed the victim thereafter.
“These are just a few examples of the situation we are in here.”
