Nigeria, April 27 -- At least 10 persons have been killed with several others injured in a terror attack on Gurbi, Kankara Local Government Area of Katsina State.

The terrorists, locally referred to as bandits, stormed the community Sunday afternoon, shooting sporadically but were engaged by local vigilantes and armed locals who stopped the terrorists from gaining entry into the community, residents told PREMIUM TIMES.

Gurbi, an agrarian and business community in Kankara, shares boundaries with several vulnerable communities within the Tsafe area in Zamfara State.

"The bandits began shooting before reaching the community, the moment our vigilante members heard gunshots, they went outside the community to engage the bandits," a youth le...