According to reports, at least two persons were killed when suspected bandits assaulted a wedding procession at Unguwar Nagunda Community in Katsina State’s Kankara Local Government Area.
The bride and several other people were hurt, according to Channels TV.
An unknown number of wedding guests were reportedly kidnapped during last night’s incident.
Residents reported intense gunshots and widespread panic when the criminals arrived in the neighborhood on Sunday night, according to a security source today.
Families are still attempting to verify the number of abductions as of this morning, the source stated.
DSP Abubakar Sadiq, the Public Relations Officer for the Katsina State Police Command, was unavailable for comment because, at the time this story was filed, he had not returned calls or texts.
The attack occurred while the state government was about to free 70 suspected bandits who had been arrested as part of efforts to strengthen the “existing peace” agreement between the state’s penitent criminals and communities afflicted by banditry.
According to the authorities, at least 1,000 people who were detained by the alleged bandits in various incidents were freed as a result of the agreement.
It asserted that such strategies are used in conflicts all over the world.
The authorities also revealed that at least 1,000 people who had been held captive by the alleged bandits in various incidents had been freed as a result of the agreement.
An official letter outlining the state government’s strategy to secure the release of suspected bandits awaiting criminal trials for their banditry involvement was made public on January 2, 2026.
The Ministry of Justice sent the “SECRET” letter to Justice Musa Abubakar, the chief judge of the state.
Through the Ministry of Justice, the state administration requested in the letter that the Administration of Criminal Justice Monitoring Committee (ACJMC) step in and help free the incarcerated suspected terrorists.
The letter, written by Abdur-Rahman Umar, Director of Public Prosecutions, stated that the Ministry of Internal Security and Home Affairs had sent the justice ministry a list of 48 people suspected of various banditry-related offenses.
The letter stated that “their release from detention, as one of the conditions precedent for the continuance of the peace accord deal signed between the frontline local governments and the bandits” was the reason behind the planned release of the accused terrorists.
Additionally, the authorities stated that some of the suspects were in custody awaiting prosecution at several magistrates’ courts throughout the state, while others were already on trial before the Federal High Court.
A separate list of roughly 22 prisoners who are presently on trial in various high courts throughout the state was provided, Umar continued, asking the state Chief Judge to take “necessary action” in order to free them under the same peace agreement.
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