Bandits kill 7, raze properties in fresh attack on Katsina village

• The incident happened at Mai Dabino village in Danmusa Local Government Area of the north west State

At least seven people have been killed by bandits in a fresh deadly attack on a village in Katsina State.

Local said an unspecified number of persons were also abducted during the attack which happened last Saturday.

The incident happened at Mai Dabino village in Danmusa Local Government Area of the north west State.

Most of the people abducted and taken to a nearby forest are women and children.

An eyewitness said yesterday that the hoodlums operated for about three hours after invading the village at about 10:00 pm, shooting sporadically to scare the residents.

He said that those killed by the hoodlums were set ablaze.

The hoodlums armed with sophisticated weapons are said to have also burnt down several houses, and shops including motor vehicles worth millions of Naira belonging to the residents during the operation