Nigeria, Oct. 25 -- The Katsina State Government says community hunters killed 14 suspected bandits during an attack on travellers in Bakori Local Government Area on Friday.

Two people, including a hunter and a traveller who was reportedly burnt to death inside his vehicle, died during the incident. Another hunter sustained gunshot injuries.

The Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Nasir Mu'azu, disclosed this in a statement issued on Friday, 23 October.

According to the commissioner, security authorities received intelligence at about 1:28 a.m. that 26 armed men on 13 motorcycles were moving toward Dawan Laila forest in Bakori.

He identified the suspected leader as Isiya Kwashen Garwa. He said security personnel in th...