Suspected armed bandits have attacked a vehicle along the Karaduwa-Matazu Road in Matazu Local Government Area of Katsina State, abducting two occupants and injuring the driver.

The spokesperson for the Katsina State Police Command, DSP Abubakar Sadiq-Aliyu, confirmed the incident in a statement released on Sunday in Katsina.

He said the attack occurred at about 11 a.m. on Saturday when the assailants, armed with dangerous weapons, intercepted a red Peugeot 406 saloon car travelling along the route.

“The driver, Abdullahi Sa’id, sustained a gunshot wound to his right arm during the attack,” Sadiq-Aliyu said.

He added that two occupants, Abdullahi Batsari and Amina Abdullahi, were abducted before security operatives arrived at the scene.