‘We thought it was police’ – Residents recall deadly Bauchi bandit attack

Residents of Rafin Ciyawa colony successful Ningi Local Government Area of Bauchi State person recounted the harrowing moments suspected bandits invaded their community, sidesplitting 2 children, injuring six others and abducting 3 residents.

The midnight attack, which threw the assemblage into panic, was confirmed by the Bauchi State Police Command connected Wednesday.

The command’s spokesperson, SP Nafiu Habib, told DAILY POST that the attackers killed 2 children and abducted 3 radical during the invasion.

He said unit of the Village Rescue Committee and the Anti-Kidnapping Unit, supported by section hunters and vigilantes, had been deployed to the country to rescue the abducted victims and apprehend those liable for the attack.

Speaking with DAILY POST, a resident, Zubairu Yahaya, said the children had been sleeping extracurricular successful beforehand of their Quranic teacher’s location due to the fact that of the blistery upwind erstwhile the gunmen struck astatine astir 12:30 am.

“We thought the gunshots were from policemen oregon section vigilantes. It was lone aboriginal that we realised the colony was nether onslaught by ban...