{"id":136804,"date":"2024-01-06T07:14:23","date_gmt":"2024-01-06T07:14:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/01\/06\/six-killed-as-terrorists-ambush-traders-in-katsina\/"},"modified":"2024-01-06T07:14:23","modified_gmt":"2024-01-06T07:14:23","slug":"six-killed-as-terrorists-ambush-traders-in-katsina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/01\/06\/six-killed-as-terrorists-ambush-traders-in-katsina\/","title":{"rendered":"Six killed As Terrorists Ambush Traders In Katsina"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>At least six traders have reportedly lost their lives on Friday, when their convoy of vehicles ran into bandits in Danmusa Local Government Area of Katsina State.<\/p>\n<p>INFORMATION NIGERIA learnt that the victims were said to participate in a weekly market in the communities before they met their untimely death at the hands of the gunmen, yesterday.<\/p>\n<p>According to The PUNCH, a resident confirmed that the traders travel in convoys due to the prevailing security situation in the area.<\/p>\n<p>One of the residents, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said: \u201cIt was early in the morning, and the traders were close to Yantumaki when the bandits appeared from a forest and occupied the highway.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:\u00a0Katsina Federal Varsity Abandons Main Campus Over Insecurity<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe bandits were just shooting at the convoy of the vehicles. By the time, the security operatives, including the troops and the police, moved to the scene, six traders had been killed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are yet to know whether the bandits abducted any of the traders.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, when contacted, the spokesman for the Katsina State Police Command, ASP Abubakar Aliyu, confirmed the incident, to newsmen, saying: \u201cThe incident occurred, but I don\u2019t have details yet, you can call me back later for details.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-7\" style=\"margin: 8px auto; text-align: center; display: block; clear: both;\">\n<div data-advadstrackid=\"890536\" data-advadstrackbid=\"1\" class=\"infor-target\" id=\"infor-790687979\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/300x250b.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At least six traders have reportedly lost their lives on Friday, when their convoy of vehicles ran into bandits in Danmusa Local Government Area of Katsina State. 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