An elderly woman has been killed and three people abducted after gunmen suspected to be bandits attacked Yankamaye village in Tsanyawa Local Government Area of Kano State late Saturday night.
The assailants reportedly rode into the community on motorcycles, abandoning the bikes at the outskirts before advancing on foot to avoid detection.
Their arrival threw the quiet farming village into chaos as most residents were already asleep.
Confirming the incident, the Police Public Relations Officer, Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, said officers had been deployed to track the attackers and rescue the abducted victims.
“We are doing everything possible to rescue the kidnapped victims and restore calm to the area,” Kiyawa said.
Eyewitnesses recounted that the elderly woman was shot after pleading with the attackers not to take her son.
They ignored her cries, killed her, and abducted the young man.
The gunmen later moved to another home, where they kidnapped two women, one of whom is said to be the sister-in-law of the village’s ward councillor.
As of press time, security operatives were searching surrounding forests as part of efforts to locate the victims and apprehend the perpetrators.
