A 50 - year - old man identified as Ashiru Aliyu was killed by gunmen early Monday morning at Daulai village , Safana Local Government Area of Katsina State .
Many women were also reportedly abducted by the gunmen who also rustled some domestic animals and looted foodstuff during the attack .
Residents said the gunmen arrived in the village about 1 a . m and started shooting .
They were said to have killed the victim in the process .
One of the residents said the gunmen were about 30 in number .
It was also learnt that some of the villagers had to escape into the bush and nearby communities to avoid being attacked.
The spokesman for the Katsina State Police Command , Gambo Isah , confirmed Ashiru ’ s death .
The PPRO , however , could not give the exact number of women abducted during the attack .
The Secretary to the state government , Alhaji Mustapha Inuwa , had on Monday, said the state had spent over N 4 . 2 billion “ on infrastructure , logistics and security personnel allowances ” from June 2015 to August 2020 , to tackle banditry and other security challenges in the state .
He made the disclosure in Katsina while speaking with journalists .
The SSG said , “ By way of summary , the state government ’ s financial support on security through the office of the Secretary to the Government of the state in terms of infrastructure , logistics and security personnel allowances from June 2015 to August , 2020 is as follows :
“ January to December 2015 ( N 691, 985, 088. 00 ); January to December 2016 ( N 827, 449, 214. 30 ); January to December 2017 ( N 749, 415, 948. 40 ); January to December 2018 ( N 590 , 029, 000. 00 ); January to December 2019 ( N 682, 311, 000. 00 ) and January to August 2020 ( N 732, 569, 230. 00 ) , totally N 4 , 273, 759, 480 . 70 ” .
He maintained that banditry and other security challenges had been reduced in the state through the cooperation of the state with security agencies.
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