By Mohammed Munirat Nasir
The Zamfara state Police Command has confirmed the killings of three persons in a fresh attack by bandits in Sikida and Gyaddu villages in Maradun local government area of the state.
A statement by the command’s Spokesman, SP Mohammed Shehu said Joint Police and Military teams responded swiftly to the distress and on arrival, the bandits fled having killed three persons.
Shehu added that the command however foiled a bandit attack on Dangebe Village in Zurmi local government area of the state.
“Today being 17th July, 2018 at about 0830hrs, a gang of armed bandits/Cattle rustlers went to the above named Community with intend to attack and rustle cows from the villagers.The tactical teams of the Command engaged the bandits in a gun battle which forced them to beat a retreat back to the forest with possible gun wounds”, he said.
The state PPRO said 171 Cows were recovered during the operation.
“The entire axis has been subjected to coordinated bush combing to enable effect the arrest of the perpetrators of this dastardly act,” he said.
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