Bandits continued their violent exploits in in five communities of Faru district in Maradun Local Government Area of Zamfara State on Thursday evening, killing 42 persons.
Sources said that the bandits, who rode on over 100 motorcycles, stormed the communities of Tsauni, Gudan-Baushi, Gidan-Adamu, Wari and Gudan-Maidawa located few kilometres at the eastern part of Faru town, shooting indiscriminately at people as they burnt their houses and food stores.
According to an indigene of the area, Malam Buba Faru, “they were shooting sporadically at people they came across in the five communities. They also attacked farmers who were in their farmlands cultivating their crops. So far, 42 dead bodies have been recovered by the security and volunteer groups in the area.”
The bodies were buried on Friday, according to Islamic rites.
Spokesperson of the State Police Command, Mohammed Shehu, confirmed the attack, saying that only 35 people were killed in the five communities.
According to him, their corpses were taken to Faru town where they were buried.
Shehu stated that the police could not reach the affected communities on time when they were informed of the bandits’ attack due to the road network.
“The police personnel tried their best to reach the affected communities on receiving the information that the bandits were there but unfortunately they could not reach the places because of the bad roads,” he said.
He maintained that the “police are currently working tirelessly” to arrest the bandits.
This story was first published in PUNCH, https://punchng.com/breaking-bandits-attack-zamfara-communities-kill-42/
