A 90-year- old man has been confirmed burnt to death in a bandit attack on the villages of Pobawure and Amtawalam in Biliri local government area of Gombe.

Police Commissioner, Mr. Oqua Etim, who confirmed the death of the nonegarian to journalists, said two other persons were also savagely matcheted and killed in the Thursday night attack targeted at economic resources of the communities while three others sustained various degrees of injuries.