The Katsina State Police Command has confirmed an attack on Gurbi village in Kankara Local Government Area Of the state.
Spokesperson of the command, Gambo Isah who made the confirmation to AIT said, the attack occurred at about 3am on the 27th on Thursday.
According to the statement, a distress call was received that bandits in their numbers armed with AK-47 rifles had stormed Gurbi village in Kankara local government area of the state, killing 4 persons and rustling large number of domestic animals.
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Isah added that the bandits fled after they received a fierce resistance from the locals themselves and the divisional police officer of the area who led operation puff adder in collaboration with vigilante groups to the scene and engaged the bandits in a shootout.
He added that the team succeeded in killing 17 suspected bandits and recovered 80 cows, 108 sheep and a donkey from the hoodlums which they earlier rustled from the village and other neighboring villages.
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SP Isah further said during the attack, bandits killed 4 of the locals who are 3 males and 1 female while 3 other persons, sustained injuries as some of the bandits also managed to escape with gunshot wounds.
The statement. Therefore. added that, the joint operatives are combing the nearby bushes for arrest of the fleeing bandits and recovery of their operational weapons while investigation is ongoing.
