At least three people have been killed after gunmen suspected to be terrorists attacked Gurbin Maganiya community in the Jibia Local Government Area of Katsina State.
The attack which happened on Saturday night also saw three other persons injured.
Those who lost their lives in the attack were identified as Muntari Naqawuri, Surajo Salisu and Musa Hassan while local sources gave the name of those wounded as as Mustapha Salisu, Basiru Abubakar and Muhammed Rabi’u.
It was gathered that the gunmen arrived the community on motorcycles shortly after 10.00pm and started searching houses.
Troops of the Nigerian Army and local vigilante were said to have been drafted to the community following a distress call on the attack.
The intervention of the security officers was said to have prevented the terrorists from causing more damage to the community as they (the terrorists) were eventually repelled.
The sources further revealed that the terrorists had killed the three victims and injured the three others before the arrival of the security officers.
Residents, however, disclosed that the remains of the three dead victims had already been buried according to Islamic rites, while those injured were receiving treatment in a Jibia hospital.
It was also learnt that a joint security team was already on patrol of the community.