Bandit Attack on Mahuta Village, Judge Rescued in Dandume LGA

 

By Zagazola Makama 

 

Armed bandits launched an attack on Mahuta Village in Dandume Local Government Area in Katsina  on April 8, 2025, at approximately 11:55 p.m., kidnapping six individuals, including a prominent local judge.

 

Intelligence sources told Zagazola Makama that the attack was responded by joint security forces which led to a confrontation with the bandits, resulting in the successful rescue of one of the victims, Mr. Rabiu Tukur, a 49-year-old judge of the Lower Sharia Court Dandume.

 

Tukur was unharmed during the rescue operation, and efforts to locate and rescue the remaining five victims are ongoing. 

 

The troops  continue to pursue the bandits, with search and rescue operations intensifying in the area.

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