Armed bandits reportedly killed at least five members of the Katsina State local community security operatives on Saturday, setting their van ablaze in Maharba village, Matazu Local Government Area.
Eyewitnesses said the attack occurred when the security personnel responded to a distress call about the presence of armed bandits in the area.
The assailants, numbering around 20 and riding motorcycles, ambushed the security team near a riverbank close to the village. Concealed among trees, they opened fire and set ablaze the Hilux van conveying the security operatives, killing all five onboard.