Bandits have attacked General Hospital, Kankara in Katsina State shot a medical doctor and equally abducted five persons, while the attack came a day after the security agencies received intelligence report that a large number of bandits were seen riding motorcycles in the western part of Kankara.
Penpushing reports that a security officer who preferred anonymity stated that the bandits were attempting to pass through an exit which they usually follow from Kankara to go to Malumfashi or Danja or Kafur to commit their usual atrocities
The source added that the military went after them to repel them, but some unexpectedly veered off and entered the Kankara General Hospital where they found Dr Murtala Sale Dandashire coming out of a mosque and they started shooting sporadically
Penpushing further reports that the source stated that some vigilantes, who were at the hospital to collect the corpse of the father of one of them, attempted to repel the bandits, hence, there was exchange of gun shot which hit the medical doctor
“The military went after them to repel them, but some unexpectedly veered off and entered the Kankara General Hospital where they found Dr Murtala Sale Dandashire coming out of a mosque and they started shooting sporadically. Unfortunately, Dr Murtala was caught in the crossfire and he sustained a gunshot wound to the leg’, the source said.
‘The exchange alerted the military and some operatives were dispatched to the scene to assist the vigilantes and ensure the safety of the patients. However, before their arrival, the bandits had already abducted five individuals’.
Penpushing also reports that the source explained that those abducted were a pharmacy officer, Nura Mairuwa, a security guard, a tea vendor Babangida Mai Shayi, a man identified as Muazu Guraita and an unnamed individual
The Katsina State Governor Dikko Radda in reacting condemned the attack and vowed to bring the full force of the law against the bandits and their collaborators, pointing out that assault on healthcare workers and patients shows how low and cruel the bandits are
Penpushing reports that Radda said despite the setback, the state has made progress in combating banditry, noting that the incident was a reminder that more still needs to be done, assuring that security would be enhanced at healthcare facilities across the state, including the deployment of security personnel.
Meanwhile, despite security forces being placed on high alert since Monday following the report, the bandits still struck at the healthcare facility.
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