Bandits have attacked another community in Katsina state again killing no fewer than 15 farmers on Monday at Yar Gamji village in the Batsari Local Government Area of the State.

Residents who gave account of the incident said the farmers were working on their farms when the bandits attacked them at around 10am and murdered them.

Also, the bandits horrendous attack lasted for about an hour.

The eye witness said they immediately sent distress calls to the police who in response mobilised to challenge the bandits.

The counter attack from the police caused the bandits to retreat to the forest.

The spokesperson for the Katsina State Police Command, SP Gambo Isah, has confirmed the incident.

SP Gambo said, “About 15 persons were killed in the attack. The bandits, numbering over 200, came on motorcycles armed with AK-47 rifles, shooting and killing the farmers.

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