A police inspector, three bandits, and three residents have been reported dead after bandits attacked Zandam Village, Jibia Local Government Area of Katsina State on Monday evening. The incident was confirmed on Tuesday by the spokesperson of the state police command, Gambo Isah, who noted that five residents also sustained injuries. However, it was learnt that the bandits in their numbers, had attacked the village at about 5 p.m on Monday, killed three male residents, injured five others, and burnt down an uncompleted building being used as a clinic in the village. A detachment of mobile policemen deployed to the village was reported to have had a fierce encounter with the bandits, leading to the death of three of the bandits and the police inspector. The police spokesman said, “On 31/5/2021 at about 17:00hrs, Bandits in large number, armed with sophisticated weapons, on motorcycles invaded Zandam village, Jibia LGA of the state.