Health Secretary in Katsina Local Government Reported Killed by Suspected Bandits

Suspected bandits have killed Saadu Dantutture, the Health Secretary of Malumfashi Local Government Area in Katsina State. Reports said the deceased was maimed by bandits in Dantutture, his hometown in Kafur Local Government Area. He was reportedly taken away shortly after returning to the community during an attack. A witness, Mai Unguwa, said the assailants entered the community, robbed some shops and abducted Dantutture. According to Mai Unguwa, the attackers killed him as they were leaving the village. He recounted that they first took Dantutture away after looting shops, then killed him while departing. Mai Unguwa added that soldiers from the Nigerian Army's 17 Brigade, alongside vigilantes, confronted the attackers. Three suspected bandits were reported killed, while another escaped after dropping a weapon.