Gunmen have stormed Barawa community in the Batagarawa Local Government Area of Katsina State where they killed four people and left many others injured.
Residents of the area said the suspected bandits in their numbers attacked the village where they also carted away goods and domestic animals.
Barawa community is about 10 kilometers away from Katsina city.
Unconfirmed reports indicate that a number of residents were also kidnapped during the incident while other reports had it that the residents were only dispersed with gunshots.
Katsina State Commissioner for Sports and Social Development, Sani Danlami confirmed the attack saying the state government had provided relief materials to the wounded and the families of those killed.