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 reported in a post shared on X on Monday by security analyst Bakatsine.

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

“In 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.

“In 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 reporting, the Katsina State Police Command and the state government had not issued any official statement.