Armed bandits have killed a journalist, Ibrahim Hamisu Dankabo, during a kidnap operation in Jibia Local Government of Katsina State.
It was gathered that the armed bandits also abducted many travelers in the area.
A community leader in the area, Gide Suleiman, told PREMIUM TIMES that Mr. Dankabo, a cameraman attached to the Information Unit of Jibia Local Government, was shot dead on Monday, May 3, in the Kukar-Babangida area of Jibia when he responded to a distress call from a female neighbor during a kidnap incident.
The kidnappers later went away with the woman who is the mother of a traditional title holder in the Niger Republic, the source added.
Meanwhile, other residents said the attackers also abducted many travelers on the Katsina-Jibia road, most of whom are residents of Magamar Jibia.
“We are living in constant fear of attack and abduction and we cannot ply some major roads. The security agents have advised residents to stop using the Gurbi road from Zurmi in Zamfara to Jibia in Katsina because kidnappers operate with impunity on the high,” a resident lamented.
“The security agents are on the ground but the bandits operate at will without hindrance. The security agents seldom respond to distress calls. And one of two of their armored vehicles in Jibia town has been grounded for at least two months now.