The Katsina State Police Command yesterday said five people were killed when vigilantes and suspected cattle rustlers clashed at Goburawa village in Dan Musa Local Government Area.
Police spokesman Aminu Abubakar Sadiq, a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), told reporters in Katsina that there was a dispute between suspected cattle thieves and vigilantes on the theft of animals.
He said: "As result of the fight, five people were killed and seven of them sustained various degrees of injury. Seven people were arrested by the police."
Sadiq said the police had begun investigation into the incident, adding that the outcome would be made public.
The police spokesman said seven people were arrested in connection with various robbery cases in the state.
Sadiq said four locally made pistols, 16 round of ammunition, a Nokia mobile phone, N61,100 cash, a necklace and a ring were recovered from the suspects.
He said armed cattle rustlers attacked Tsuru village and stole 120 cows and 70 sheep.
The spokesman said the police recovered a motorcycle from some thieves, who ran into the bush when they were nearly arrested.
