{"id":164083,"date":"2025-05-25T09:15:19","date_gmt":"2025-05-25T08:15:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/bandits-kill-local-security-men-set-commander-ablaze-in-katsina-attack"},"modified":"2025-05-25T10:17:20","modified_gmt":"2025-05-25T09:17:20","slug":"bandits-kill-local-security-men-set-commander-ablaze-in-katsina-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/bandits-kill-local-security-men-set-commander-ablaze-in-katsina-attack","title":{"rendered":"Bandits kill local security men, set commander ablaze in Katsina attack"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Four members of the Community Watch Corps (CWC) have been gruesomely killed in an ambush by suspected bandits in Matazu Local Government Area of Katsina State, with their commander, identified as Sunusi, set ablaze along with their patrol vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>The tragic incident occurred on Saturday afternoon as the operatives, who were attached to Radda and Charanchi LGAs, were reportedly on duty in the volatile region when they were intercepted by the armed assailants.<\/p>\n<p>This was disclosed in a post by security analyst, Bakatsine on his official X handle on Saturday night.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis afternoon, bandits ambushed CWC operatives in Matazu LGA, killing four brave officers and burning their commander, Sunusi, alive along with their vehicle. These operatives served in Radda, Charanchi LGA, Katsina State,\u201d Bakatsine wrote.<\/p>\n<p>As of the time of filing this report, authorities in Katsina State are yet to officially comment on the attack.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Four members of the Community Watch Corps (CWC) have been gruesomely killed in an ambush by suspected bandits in Matazu Local Government Area of Katsina State, with their commander, identified as Sunusi, set ablaze along with their patrol vehicle. 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