Terrorists struck a wedding convoy in Katsina State’s Kankara area on January 12, 2026, killing at least two people, injuring the bride and others, and abducting an unknown number of guests.
The attackers unleashed heavy gunfire on the convoy in Unguwar Nagunda, Katsina as it returned from Mabai, another community in the same local government area.
Eyewitnesses described scenes of chaos and panic as bullets tore through the celebratory procession.
Local residents confirmed that the bride sustained injuries during the assault.
Families now desperately search for missing loved ones, with the precise number of abductees still unclear.
“We keep counting our people—some lie injured, others vanish, and two have already died,” one resident told journalists.
This brutal attack highlights the relentless terror gripping northwest Nigeria.
Terrorists frequently target vulnerable civilians in Katsina, where similar horrors unfolded recently:
over 50 wedding guests fell victim to abduction in late 2025, and dozens of women suffered the same fate in early 2024.
Despite state government claims of progress through peace talks—including plans to pardon 70 detained terrorists—residents reject notions of improved security.
“If peace truly exists, we would not bury wedding guests today,” a community leader asserted, urging officials to confront the harsh reality on the ground.
The Katsina State Police Command has issued no official statement on the incident so far.
As fear spreads through Kankara and surrounding communities, calls intensify for decisive action to protect innocent lives from ongoing terrorist violence.
