Nigeria, Aug. 27 -- Armed men have kidnapped a man, his wife and daughter in an overnight raid on a residential area in Katsina State metropolis.

The attackers stormed Filin Canada Quarters in the state capital at around 3 a.m., seizing 33-year-old Anas Ahmadu, his wife and their daughter, identified as Jidda.

A 25-year-old local vigilante member, Abdullahi Muhammad, was fatally shot during the attack, according to the police.

According to Sadiq Abubakar, the Police Public Relations Officer in Katsina Command, officers arrived at the scene shortly after the incident but the gunmen had already escaped with the hostages.

Bello Shehu, the Police Commissioner, visited the neighbourhood later on Tuesday alongside senior officers.

The comm...