A 13-year-old girl identified as Khadija Muttakha Kurfi has been abducted by bandits, alongside several other girls and women, during an attack on Kankara town in Kankara Local Government Area and Kurfi town in Kurfi Local Government Area in Katsina State on Sunday night, August 9.
According to reports, the bandits who have terrorized parts of the state for a long time, attacked the two communities, razing many houses and carting away food items.
Spokesperson of the state police command, Sambo Isah, who confirmed the fresh attack, said;
“The hoodlums kidnapped a thirteen-year-old girl and shot one Ibrahim Yar-Garshe on his leg. The security team including Operation Puff Adder and that of Operation Sharan-Daji are already making efforts to rescue the girl. Ibrahim is also receiving treatment in a hospital”
