Six traders lost their lives on Friday when their convoy of vehicles ran into bandits in Danmusa Local Government Area of Katsina State.
The traders were from Maidabino village heading to a weekly market located at Yantumaki.
The two villages are within the Danmusa Local Government Area.
Residents said the traders always travel in a convoy because of the security threat in the council.
Residents said the convoy with the traders ran into the bandits shortly before Yantumaki, adding that the bandits suddenly appeared from a forest and started firing at the vehicles.
An anonymous local said, “It was early in the morning and the traders were close to Yantumaki when the bandits appeared from a forest and occupied the highway.
“The bandits were just shooting at the convoy of the vehicles. By the time, the security operatives including the troops and the police moved to the scene, six traders had been killed.
“We are yet to know whether the bandits abducted any of the traders.”
The spokesperson for the Katsina State Police Command, ASP Abubakar Aliyu, said he was yet to get details.
“The incident occurred but I don’t have details yet, you can call me back later for details,” he said.
