As a result of a series of armed attacks in the Nigerian state of Katsin, nine people died.
According to local media, unknown armed persons attacked Fascari and Mataza.
As a result of attacks, six employees of local security authorities and three civilians were killed. The number of the wounded is specified.
The state governor Katsin Dikko Umaru Radda condemned the attack and announced the direction of additional security forces to the region.
Recently, Nigeria has been faced with numerous attacks by armed gangs, as well as the Boko Haram and ISWAP terrorist groups (West African branch of the Deoash terrorist organization).
In Nigeria, the abduction of people is punishable by the death penalty, but despite this, cases of abduction are common in the country in order to obtain a ransom.
, in the framework of the fight against growing security issues, the authorities prohibit the payment of redemption to armed persons.