At least nine persons have been killed by bandits in Tungar Ruwa Village located in Anka Local Government Area of Zamfara State.
The gunmen also rustled livestock, burgled shops, and carted away foodstuff, among other valuables.
The gunmen reportedly invaded the town on Wednesday night and started shooting sporadically, leading to the death of nine locals while several others were injured in the aftermath of the attack.
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The incident was confirmed on Friday night by the spokesperson of the Zamfara State Police Command, Mohammed Shehu.
The police spokesperson said the tactical operatives had been deployed in the area to go after the perpetrators and to forestall further attacks.
The Command further appealed to the people to always cooperate with security agencies to clamp down on criminals and their collaborators.
Zamfara State is notorious for bandit attacks.
On Sunday, gunmen suspected to be bandits attacked Rijiya village in Gusau Local Government Area of the state, killing six people and abducting several others.
A resident of the village explained that the bandits stormed the village on motorcycles and shot sporadically into the air, killing some of the residents.
Also, on Monday, seven police operatives were killed by bandits on the Tofa-Magami road in Gusau Local Government Area.
Witnesses said the incident occurred around 6:00 pm when the police operatives were patrolling the area.
The bandits were said to have ambushed the police operatives, killing seven of them and setting ablaze their operational vehicle.
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