The Zamfara State Police Command on Tuesday said it repelled bandits’ attacks on five communities, killing at least 30 in Maradun and Bakura Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the State.
The Police also discovered the bodies of 10 residents when went in pursuit of bandits escaping into the forest
The Police operation commenced following a distress call it received early Tuesday about ongoing simultaneous attacks on Gobirawa, Gora, Rini , Madoti and Dankule–a total four villages across LGAs of Maradun and Bakura.
Spokesperson of the Zamfara Police Command, Superintendent of Police Muhammad Shehu said that “on receipt of the distress call, Tactical Operatives of the Command comprising of Puff Adder, Special Forces, PMF and CTU led by the Commander 78 PMF arrived the scenes and engaged the attackers in a gun duel.
“As a result of the encounter, about 30 hoodlums were neutralized while others escaped to the forest with a possible gunshot wounds.
“In the course of chasing the assailants out of the villages, the operatives discovered about 10 corpses of the villagers littered at the different theatre of engagements. Mop up operation is ongoing with a view to arresting the perpetrators of the dastardly act. Further details of the operation will be communicated in due course.”
Meanwhile the State Police Commissioner, Abutu Yaro, has reiterated his warning to all the recalcitrant bandits “to either surrender their arms and embrace peace or face dire consequences.”
This story first appeared in Daily Trust, https://dailytrust.com/thirty-bandits-10-residents-killed-as-police-repel-attacks-on-5-zamfara-villages
