We were told to hide our arms because security operatives were coming. We heeded the call by hiding our arms. We saw some people coming towards us, we thought they were the operatives, not knowing that they were bandits.
They started shooting sporadically. Before anyone could run to carry arms, they had done maximum damage.” Zamfara killings That was how Malam Adamu Salihu, one of the survivors of bandits’ attack in Kankara Local Council, one of the frequently attacked areas in Katsina State, narrated how the area was attacked recently.
Left at the mercy of the bandits by security agencies, he said they had to resort to self-defence, which unfortunately proved unhelpful during the last attack. Salihu told Vanguard, weekend, how they survived the attacks in Katsina and Zamfara states, as Boko Haram insurgents’ attack on a military base at Magumeri Local Council of Borno State, left 15 soldiers dead and wounded 19.
However, the military authorities said five soldiers died and scores of the insurgents were killed. Meanwhile, stakeholders in the security sector rose from a meeting in Abuja, weekend, and called on government and security agencies to join forces to check rising insecurity in the country.
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