Bandits have killed about 20 persons in broad daylight in Doma community under Tafoki Ward in Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina State.
The bandits reportedly arrived in the afternoon of Tuesday and remained there perpetrating their nefarious act until around after 4pm.
Eyewitnesses, who preferred anonymity, said that the bandits also set ablaze a number of houses in the area.
This is happening in spite of the peace deal reached between the bandits and the local community.
The Chairman of the area, Alhaji Surajo Aliyu-Daudawa, confirmed the attack, describing it as a reprisal.
Daudawa said the attack was the most devastating in the last five months.
According to him, the corpses were evacuated and their funeral rites would be conducted in Tafoki town on Wednesday morning.
He condoled with the community over the incident, and prayed to Allah to avert future occurrence.
The Katsina State Police Command said that 13 people were killed by the assailants during the attack.
Its spokesperson and a Deputy Superintendent of Police, DSP Aliyu Abubakar, revealed this in a statement on Tuesday.
Abubakar said: “On February 3, 2026, at about 1400 hours, a distress call was received at Faskari Division that some suspected bandits, armed with dangerous weapons and shooting sporadically, attacked Doma village, Faskari LGA, Katsina State.
“Upon receipt of the report, quickly, the DPO mobilised operatives, in collaboration with the military, and members of the Katsina State Community Watch Corps (KSCWC) responded to the scene.
“Unfortunately, the assailants have fatally shot 13 persons and escaped the scene before the arrival of the operatives.”