Terrorists attacked travellers on the Jibia-Katsina road on Sunday afternoon.
On Sunday morning, bandits attacked a Katsina State Transport Authority bus with the licence plate KT 14D-58 KT, killing at least three people, including the driver.
The attack, which involved a commercial coastal bus bearing the registration number KT 14D-58 KT and operated by Katsina State Transport Authority (KSTA), took place near Mil Takwas and Farun Bala villages, about seven kilometres from the Natsinta Army Barracks.
Nasir Yushau, a KSTA bus driver, was among those killed in the attack. Three other vehicles were also attacked during the incident, prompting others to reverse and seek an escape route, according to an eyewitness.
According to an eyewitness who was on the bus when it was attacked, “the driver tried to reverse the vehicle on citing the criminals but was trapped in the process and they eventually shot him and some other passengers.” The driver and one other passenger were killed by a gunshot wound.”
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“Some good Samaritans took those who had been shot to the hospital, but we learned later that one of them died there,” he said.
Confirming the report, the Chairman of Jibia Local Government, Bashir Maitan, told reporters in Katsina that only one person was killed.
“Yes, we were informed about the movement of some bandits in the morning from Gangara village to Kahel, linking up with the main road, and while I was mobilising vigilante members and security agents, we heard that the bandits had already attacked,” he said.
Haruna Rugoji, the Managing Director of the Katsina State Transport Authority, who also confirmed the attack, said the gunmen snatched phones and other items from passengers before fleeing the scene.
Rugoji stated, “The conductor of the vehicle who narrated to us what actually happened said none of the passengers were kidnapped by the bandits and we have yet to receive any report that one of the passengers in the vehicle is missing.”
