KATSINA, Nigeria
Residents of a village in Nigeria's north-western state of Katsina are fleeing their homes after armed men stormed a nearby military camp before setting vehicles ablaze and ransacking the area.
More than 100 gunmen attacked
the military base, which hosts soldiers, police and other security forces, in
the Batsari local government area of Katsina state, on Sunday night.
A military source told Premium
Times news website that the attackers burnt down two army vehicles. No soldier
was killed, according to the source.
A resident told Reuters news
agency that the gunmen, who arrived on motorcycles and a truck, overwhelmed the
military forces after a three-hour exchange of gunfire.
After the assault on the
military camp, the gunmen moved into Nahuta, where they looted shops and homes,
stealing goods and livestock worth millions of naira.
The attack has caused
widespread panic among residents, many of whom have fled to nearby villages to
seek refuge, reports say.
Armed gangs, known locally as
bandits, who kidnap for ransom, have wreaked havoc across Nigeria, killing
hundreds despite numerous military operations.
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