Bandits kill 22 villagers, injure scores in Katsina

<p>Isah also said that some members of the bandits were equally killed, but that the police could not give the figure as the bandits evacuated the corpses.</p>, <p>He explained that after killing the village head, they whisked four of his family members that comprised his wife, two children and a male, adding that no family member has been contacted by the gunmen for ransom.</p>, <p>The Amotekun Commandant in Ogun, David Akinremi confirmed that the suspects burgled the hospital and made away with six 43-inch Hisense television sets, two 65-inch Bruhm television sets, three Bruhm fridges, one Midea refrigerator and three Lontor rechargeable standing fans, all valued at N3 million.</p>, <p>However, the State police spokesman said that fifteen people were killed, while five others have been hospitalised.</p>, <p>Our sources say the abductors have demanded N50 million naira as ransom before the officer would be released.</p>, <p>Akinremi said the prime suspect, one Ogunjembola Kehinde, had led his gang to burgle the hospital and was arrested following a complaint of burglary and stealing by one Kehinde Banjoko.</p>, <p>An Upper Area Court in Karu, Abuja, on Friday, remanded an applicant, Shadrach Johnson, who pleaded guilty to stealing 100 pieces of plastic chairs.</p>, <p>He added that three suspects have been arrested, while efforts are ongoing to apprehend other criminal receivers mentioned by the suspects.</p>, <p>Operatives of the Amotekun Corps in Ogun State said they arrested three suspects in connection with the crime.</p>, <p>Osho told the court that the convict criminally trespassed into the complainant’s church and stole 100 plastic chairs and three bottled water.</p>, <p>When contacted on phone, the State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) SP Gambo Isah confirmed the incident, saying that the bandits had been facing serious resistance from the members of the vigilante in the area.</p>, <p>“The complainant told the police that the defendant and one other threatened to stab him with a broken bottle, and