Nigeria, Feb. 4 -- At least 13 people were killed on Tuesday after bandits attacked the Doma community in the Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina State, according to the police.

However, locals said the death toll was higher.

The attackers stormed Doma town, in Tafoki district, around midday on Tuesday and operated for several hours, witnesses told PREMIUM TIMES.

Residents said the heavily armed bandits moved freely within the community between about 12 p.m. and 2 p.m., shooting sporadically, assaulting residents, and setting houses and shops ablaze.

"They were in town from around noon until after the Azahar prayer. They terrorised the community," a resident said, requesting anonymity for security reasons.

"We have gathered 19 b...