Armed bandits have killed one person and abducted three others in Yankamaye town, Tsanyawa Local Government Area of Kano State.
Hon. Sani Bala Tsanyawa, lawmaker representing Ghari and Tsanyawa Federal Constituency, confirmed the attack in a post on his official Facebook page.
“Indeed, we belong to Allah and to Him we shall return. We are just receiving reports that bandits have attacked the old town of Yankamaye in Tsanyawa Local Government Area, where they killed one person and abducted three others,” he wrote.
Reports said the attack occurred around 11 pm on Saturday when most residents had retired to bed.
SP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, spokesperson of the Kano State Police Command, confirmed the incident, saying, “We have received reports of the attack and personnel have been deployed to ensure the rescue of the victims.”
Yankamaye is located along the border with Kankia Local Government Area of Katsina State, a region that has repeatedly witnessed banditry and kidnappings.
The attack is the second in Tsanyawa LGA in one week, following the abduction of ten women in the Sundu and Biresawa communities on Tuesday.
The article was originally published on Politics Nigeria.