By Uzair Adam
Gunmen suspected to be bandits have attacked Kururawa community in Lakwaya district of Gwarzo Local Government Area, Kano State, abducting an elderly resident, Alhaji Yakubu Na Tsohuwa, and injuring his son, Badamasi.
According to a source who spoke on condition of anonymity, the attackers, armed and riding on two motorcycles, invaded the community from neighbouring Katsina State.
They reportedly overpowered the household, seized Yakubu, and shot his eldest son in the leg as he attempted to stop the abduction.
Badamasi is currently receiving treatment in a hospital.
The source noted that Lakwaya shares a border with Malumfashi and Musawa Local Government Areas of Katsina State, adding that the assault on Kururawa—located about one kilometre from Lakwaya—was the first of its kind in the area in a long while.
He appealed to the Kano State Government to establish a security base in the area to protect residents, saying the attack has left the community in fear and uncertainty.
As of the time of filling this report, the Kano State Police Command had yet to issue an official statement, and efforts to reach its spokesperson, CSP Abdullahi Haruna, were unsuccessful.