By Pascal Ibe

Claim

An online newspaper, People’s Gazette has in it’s caption, claimed that bandits killed 20 security agents in Katsina State.

Verdict

This caption is misleading the public. Simple finding by thefactwatch revealed that in the report, a statement by the police command in Katsina, stated that only four policemen and two local guards were killed in that attack.

Full story

An online newspaper, People’s Gazette on Tuesday that captioned a report that 20 security agents were killed in an attack by bandits in Katsina.

The story was captioned like this, “Peoples Gazette Nigeria
https://gazettengr.com › bandits-a…
Bandits ambushed patrol team, killed 20 security agents in Katsina.

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This caption by People’s Gazette raised lots of questions as why the Nigerian military will always keep quiet when security agents are being slaughtered in the North but would want to retaliate fiercely when the similar incidents occur in the Southeast.

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Verification

However, when we looked into this story closely, we observed that about 20 Katsina residents were killed by bandits in different communities.

To confirm further, a report by Channels TV, stated that Four Police Officers, 22 Others were Killed in Katsina Communities in a fresh bandits attack on Gidan Tofa and Dan Nakwabo villages in Kankara Local Government Area of Katsina State.

According to a statement by police command in Katsina State, “During preliminary investigation, it was revealed that the armed bandits attacked Gidan Boka village, killing fifteen (15) people and injuring two (2) others.

“They also ambushed our patrol team and killed four (4) police officers (three (3) inspectors and one (1) corporal) and two (2) members of the Katsina State Community Watch Corps (KSCWC).

“Also, the bandits, while escaping through Dan Nakwabo village, Kankara LGA, shot and killed five (5) persons. Further development will be communicated as the investigation proceeds”, the statement added.

Also the vanguard confirmed that only six security personnel were killed.

Conclusion

Caption by People’s Gazette that Bandits Killed over 20 security agents in Katsina State on Tuesday.

The details of that caption by People’s Gazette stated that only six security operatives died from the attack.

Also, reports and a statement by Katsina police command disclosed that four policemen and two local guards were killed.

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