February 2021 Kaduna and Katsina attacks | |
Location: | Kaduna State and Katsina State, Nigeria |
Date: | 24–25 February 2021 |
Fatalities: | 36 |
Injuries: | Unknown |
On 24 and 25 February 2021, bandits killed 36 people in Kaduna and Katsina State of Nigeria.[1]
The series of armed attacks were perpetrated by a gang of bandits in villages in Kaduna and Katsina states in Nigeria.[1] The gunmen burned down houses, killing 18 people in each state and injuring several others.[1]
After a further attack killed 7 more, another source put the total death toll at 97.[2]