Nigeria: Bandits Kill Police Officer, Burn Health Centre in Katsina Communities

Residents told PREMIUM TIMES that the attackers first struck Sayaya town in the early hours, setting a primary healthcare centre ablaze and looting several shops before burning them.

Suspected bandits on Sunday launched coordinated attacks on communities in Matazu Local Government Area of Katsina State, killing a police officer, injuring two residents, and destroying public infrastructure in a renewed wave of violence in Nigeria’s North-west.

Residents told PREMIUM TIMES that the attackers first…