Armed bandits have reportedly killed six persons and abducted many others during an attack in Rijiya village, in Gusau local government area of Zamfara State.
A resident, Mustapha Ibrahim, told newsmen that the bandits stormed the community late Sunday afternoon.
“They started shooting sporadically when they entered the community. I think they normally shoot to confuse residents and make them run in confusion. They killed six people during the shooting; we counted six dead bodies”, he stated.
According to him, the bandits also went from house to house collecting food items and other things they needed. He added that during the house-to-house search, the bandits also took several other people with them.
He named some of those killed as Rufa’i, Sani Lawal, Murtala.
Ibrahim added that the bandits, who attacked the community came through the Tsafe axis, which shares boundaries with the State capital.
Communities under Gusau, especially those sharing boundaries with Tsafe, have experienced severe attacks. Even areas inside Gusau that are closer to Tsafe local government area, like Damba estate and Damba village, have been attacked on different occasions.
Meanwhile, the Zamfara State Police spokesperson, Mohammed Shehu, could not be reached for comments as of the time of filing this report.
