Hassan, together with four local vigilantes and two young men from Birdigau, paid the supreme price during a gun battle with terrorists loyal to notorious bandit kingpins, Dankarami and Barbaru, who had established a new camp in Yar Tepa.
Reacting to the killings of the slain Katsina Community Watch Corps Commander, and his colleagues, Governor Radda said the government and people of Katsina state painfully mourn the gallant and fearless local security personnel, who he also described as “true heroes of war“.
According to him, both Hassan and the six others killed fighting terrorists truly deserved to be celebrated and honoured for dying in active service to their beloved state.