Residents of Gurbi community in Kankara Local Government Area of Katsina State stopped a bandit attack on their village on Tuesday evening. A resident who spoke on condition of anonymity said the attackers arrived early in the evening but could not enter Gurbi because community members had gathered to defend it. Unable to breach the village, the assailants turned toward fleeing residents and opened fire, killing 10 people. The bodies were initially left in Nagodi, a village near Gurbi, before being moved back to Gurbi after the attack.
The resident said locals had reported intelligence about an impending attack to security forces but received no response until after the killings. Security operatives arrived only after the bandits had fled, by which time they began evacuating the corpses. Another source close to the palace of the Gurbi community leader confirmed the failed incursion and said the attackers targeted those who ran in fear. Kankara has seen renewed violence in recent days, with bandits attacking Zangon Kankara three days prior, burning two houses and a car, and abducting two people. No official statement had been issued by the police or Dr Nasiru Mu'azu, Katsina State commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, at the time of reporting.
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