Military commander shot dead in Katsina

The military commander of a military camp located at Sabon Garin Dan’Ali in Danmusa Local Government Area of ​​Katsina State has reportedly been killed in an ambush.

Sources said the incident occurred on Thursday night and the body of the deceased, an army major, was deposited at a hospital in Katsina.

Daily Trust gathered from reliable sources that the commander was ambushed at Malali village in Kankara Local Government Area, where he was called to provide reinforcements to repel an attack on the village.

“As you know, Malali is on Zangon Pawwa road, and that area is completely occupied by bandits. Whenever there is an attack, security agents usually call for reinforcements from the Maraban Dan’Ali camp, and this new commander would respond promptly.

“This time they asked for reinforcements and he came using a Hilux vehicle, instead of the Amoured Personnel Carrier (APC), perhaps APCs were not available at that time. Unfortunately, his attackers assaulted his vehicle and shot him in the head.”

A resident, who requested anonymity, told our reporter that while recovering his body from the scene of the incident, there was a serious gun duel between the bandits and the military personnel during which the officer who collected the body also sustained injuries. bullet

According to the source, “when the residents of the town alerted the security agents of the imminent attack, the security personnel went and fired in solidarity in the air with no response from the bandits, and by then the commander was already on his way.

“When the security officers fired some shots in the direction where the bandits were suspected to be, they left thinking that no one was there, but when the commander arrived, they targeted him and shot him.”

The Kankara local government has come under serious attack in recent times, with villages abandoning their communities due to incessant banditry.

Oiza Ehinlaiye, public relations officer of 17 Brigade in Katsina, did not pick calls or respond to a message sent through WhatsApp at the time of filing this report.

Photo credit: Zagazola.