PREMIUM TIMES reporter escapes death as terrorists attack motorists on Katsina highway

A senior reporter with PREMIUM TIMES newspaper, Mohammed Babangida, on Sunday, miraculously escaped death when suspected terrorists blocked a highway on which he was travelling in Katsina State.

Mr Babangida was returning to Katsina metropolis from Yankara when the terrorists struck a few kilometres to Ruwan Godiya village at about 1:00 p.m.

His vehicle, a Peugeot 406, was hit by the terrorists’ bullets with the passenger’s side badly damaged. The side tyre also burst.