Police confirm bandits attack on Kano village market
The police command in Kano State, has confirmed an attack by suspected bandits on a market in Faruruwa village in Shanono Local Government Area ( LGA) of the state.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abdullahi Kiyawa, told newsmen in Kano on Saturday that the attack occurred on Thursday, saying however, that the police had yet to receive the details of the incident.
A trader at the market, who spoke on anonymous condition, said that the attackers stormed the market in the evening, when traders were closing their shops for the day.
He said that they went straight to a businessman’s stall, whose wife was once abducted and later released after ransom payment.
He said that the gunmen did not meet the businessman and so decided to abduct his son.
“It is clear that the businessman is the target because when they came, they went straight to the businessman’s stall. Some time ago, they abducted the businessman’s wife and after ransom payment they released her after 60 days. When they didn’t find him in his stall, they took his son.
“They then went on a shooting spree and in the process killed two people and injured one. The army was quick to come after being informed of the attack. They chased the bandits,” he said.
He said that the bandits fired sporadic shots at the area, while escaping, resulting in the death of two persons, one of them identified simply as Rabilu.
Faruruwa village shares borders with some Katsina villages and it is believed that the bandits came from Katsina for the attack.
