The Katsina State Command of the Nigeria Bureau of Customs has been thrown into mourning following the murder of 1 its officers by bandits at a checkpoint in Dan Arau Village along the Katsina/Jibiya Highway.
Garba Nasiru, who was an Assistant Superintendent of Customs, was killed on Friday afternoon.
According to Katsina Post, security operatives engaged the bandits during a gun duel before his corpse might be retrieved from them.
Nine other persons were also killed by the gunmen within the state.
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Efforts to urge comments from the customs divisional headquarters within the state proved abortive but sources within the division disclosed that the late officer had since been buried consistent with Islamic rites.
Spokesperson for the Katsina State Police Command, Gambo Isah, however, confirmed the incident but didn't explain .
He said, “Yes, the incident was true; bandits killed a customs officer at the Dan Arau Village checkpoint but approached the customs for details.”
In a similar incident, armed bandits also kidnapped 20 people performing on their farms in Mallamawa Village under Jibia government Area consistent with local sources on Sunday.
Katsina State has recently been within the news following renewed attacks by bandits, a development that has sparked protests by residents and visits of security chiefs to the state as a part of efforts to tackle the matter .
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