Gunmen, locally called bandits, on Tuesday, killed 12 farmers in Gakurdi village of Jibia Local Government Area of Katsina state
Three people sustained injuries during the attack.
Gakurdi is in Daddara ward and a few kilometres away from Daddara on the highway that links Katsina to Maradi in the Niger Republic.
A resident of Daddara, Bashir Salihu, said all the slain farmers were from Gakurdi and they were preparing their farm ahead of the rainy season.
“What I learnt is that the residents went to clear and prepare their farms for the start of the planting season, which is usually during the outset of the rainy season.
” The bandits went to the village on motorcycles and upon sighting the farmers, started shooting indiscriminately. I don’t know if they had planned to attack the farmers or the village,” he said.
He said some houses were also burnt down by the bandits after villagers fled.
Those killed have been buried this afternoon in the…
