The police command in Katsina State has confirmed the killing of about 20 people, four police officers and two operatives of the state-owned Community Watch Corps by some suspected bandits.
The command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Abubakar Sadiq-Aliyu, made the disclosure in a statement in Katsina on Monday.
According to him, the attack occurred on Sunday at Gidan Tofa and Dan Nakwabo villages in the Kankara Local Government Area of the state.