Two people were killed and six others abducted on Friday night when armed bandits attacked Dan Nakwabo and Madobai villages in Kankara Local Government Area of Katsina State.

The incident was contained in a post shared on X on Monday by security analyst Bakatsine.

According to the post, the gunmen struck at about 9:00 p.m..,

β€œIn Dan Nakwabo village, the attackers killed a man and a woman, identified as children of a local businessman, Alhaji Dan Azimi. Two other residents were abducted during the attack.

β€œIn nearby Madobai village, no deaths were recorded, but four people were kidnapped by the bandits during the same operation,” he wrote.

As of the time of this report, there was no official statement from the Katsina State Police Command or the state government.