Many feared dead as bandits attack Kurfi in Katsina
Many feared dead as bandits attack Kurfi in Katsina Armed bandits reportedly invaded Kurfi town in Kurfi Local Government Area of Katsina State, northwest Nigeria on Sunday night. Residents said the bandits attacked the town when the residents were preparing for Isha’i prayers around 8:00pm. According to them, the bandits began shooting sporadically and forced themselves into some households and shops, where they killed and carted away people’s belongings. DAILY POST reports that the extent of damages done by the bandits in terms of number of lives lost and properties is still sketchy as of the time of writing this report, however, residents are said to have fled their homes and are taking refuge in surrounding bushes. Earlier on Sunday, there was a report of attack on some foreign nationals working with ACTED, a French humanitarian organisation across the border where six French aid workers, a guide and driver were killed by a suspected terrorist group across the border in
