By Iliya Kure
Kaduna (Nigeria) – Nigeria Police Force says it has arrested three persons who allegedly participated in the latest Zamfara Killings.
On Wednesday, scores of villagers were attacked and killed by unknown gunmen in Zurmi community of Zamfara State, northwest Nigeria.
Spokesman of the police Moshood Jimoh said “the suspects are now in Police custody and are assisting the Police in the investigation into the Crime.”
The spokesman did not say how the three got arrested, but gave their names as “Halilu Garba (Alias Mabushi) aged 45 yrs; Zubairu Marafa (Alias Wakili) aged 45yrs and Nafi’u Badamasi (Alias Zakiru) aged 40yrs.”
He said further investigations will continue and “all suspects would be arraigned in court on completion of investigation.”
In an earlier statement the spokesman said the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Ibrahim Idris on Saturday “accompanied by the AIG Zone 10, Sokoto and Commissioners of Police in the zone visited Zurmi Local Government Area and held a Stakeholders meeting which had in attendance Traditional Rulers, Political Office Holders, Local Government Chairman, Hunters, Farmers, Village Vigilante Groups, the Fulani and Hausa Communities and other Critical Stakeholders, also present were the Police Community Relations Community (PCRC), Eminent Persons Forum, Politicians and Religious Leaders.”
Jimoh assured of Police efforts to contain the security challenge facing Nigeria, saying “The Commissioners of Police and their Supervising Assistant Inspectors General of Police and their personnel in the contiguous states to Zamfara State have been placed on red-alert by the Inspector General of Police; they have also been directed to cooperate with the investigation team from the Force Headquarters. They are also to without delay convey stakeholders meetings in their respective States to address previous and current conflicts and clashes between Farmers, Herders, Hunters, Local Vigilantes and other interest groups in their States.”
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