Overview

• A lawmaker reported to the Katsina state parliament that 30 people were shot and 20 burned across multiple villages tied to the attack.
• Local officials and residents said roughly 60 people were abducted as gunmen moved through Unguwan Mantau and nearby areas.
• Police said officers intercepted the attackers and foiled a planned strike on two villages, but the assailants opened fire while fleeing through Mantau.
• Earlier hospital and witness accounts cited 27 bodies at a morgue, underscoring disputed casualty figures as information continues to emerge.
• Witnesses described gunmen on motorcycles opening fire during dawn prayers and setting homes ablaze, while no group has claimed responsibility for the violence linked to regional bandit activity.