Bandits stormed Gambar Sabon Layi community in Tafawa Balewa Local Government Area, Bauchi State, where they killed four people, kidnapped a businessman, and injured two other victims.
The bandits were said to have invaded the community at about 2.30am, shooting sporadically into the air.
Four people were later identified killed in the operation.
The State Police Command in a statement by the PPRO, Ahmed wakil, confirmed the incident, saying that the Commissioner of police, Aminu Alhassan, has directed a discrete investigation into the attack.