After Peace Deal, Bandits Attack LG Chairman in Katsina, Kill Watchman, Abduct Two Children

Gunmen suspected to be bandits have reportedly attacked the house of Matazu Local Government Transition Committee Chairman in Katsina State, Mr. Kabiru Matazu, and abducted two of his children.

The suspected bandits also killed his watchman before gaining access to the house where they kidnapped Aliyu and Ahmed, Matazu’s two sons.

This is coming barely 24 hours after the state Governor, Aminu Bello Masari had a peace deal with repentant bandits who have so far released 15 kidnapped persons in their custody.

It was further gathered that the hoodlums stormed the residence of the chairman, situated within the local government headquarters, on Wednesday at about 2:15 a.m.

Matazu, who was said to be inside the house when the miscreants struck, managed to escape the attack with his wife and other children.

A credible source in the council told journalists in a telephone interview that the bandits numbering about 20 stormed the house and started shooting sporadically for almost one hour before kidnapping his children.

According to the source, "The bandits arrived at about 2.10a.m., and shot the night watchman. The chairman managed to escape with some of his family members, with the bandits took away two of his children.

"The children are two boys-one of them has just completed his senior secondary school while the younger one is still in school. Up till now, we have not been able to establish contact with the hoodlums."

However, all effort made to reach Matazu for comment on the incident went futile as calls and text messages put to his phone lines were unanswered as of press time.

But the spokesman of the state police command, SP Gambo Isah, confirmed the incident, and said investigation was ongoing to unravel the identities of the culprits.