A bandit attack on Bajat and Dole villages in Safana Local Government Area (LGA) of Katsina State resulted in the death of a vigilante commander and injuries to several others on Tuesday.
The incident was revealed in a post by security analyst Zagazola Makama on Wednesday.
According to Makama, the armed bandits stormed the villages around 6 p.m. and began shooting sporadically, leaving residents in panic.
During the attack, Nura Baushe, a vigilante commander, was shot and killed while attempting to defend the community.
Other victims, identified as Amadu Dole, Surajo Shehu, and Shafiu Sulaiman, sustained varying degrees of bullet wounds and were immediately rushed to the Federal Teaching Hospital Katsina for medical treatment.
Security forces were later deployed to the area, restoring normalcy after the attack.
