Police operatives have over the weekend, engaged bandits in a gun duel at Gada community in the Bungudu Local Government Area of Zamfara State, where many of the hoodlums were killed and several others escaped with gunshot wounds.
The bandits wielding dangerous weapons rode on several motorcycles, invaded the Gada community, killed 8 locals and rustled many cows.
A spokesperson of the Zamfara State Police Command, ASP Yazid Abubakar said the Police were able to chase the bandits, killing many while several others escaped with gunshot wounds.
He added that they retrieved 10 rustled cows and some sheep while disclosing that only six locals were killed by the bandits.
According to him, ” When we got the information, the DPO of that area mobilized his men and the vigilantes who engaged the bandits in a gun duel. Unfortunately, 6 vigilantes died during the encounter and 7 sustained injuries. But praise be to Allah, we killed many of the bandits and many others ran away with wounds from gunshots.”
However, a survivor from the attack said 8 locals were killed when the bandits wielding dangerous weapons attacked the community between 1 am to 3 am in the night.
He also said those that were injured during the attack are receiving treatment in an hospital in Gusau.
A Federal lawmaker representing the area, Hon Abdulmalik Zubairu, said his constituency has suffered from relentless attacks by the bandits who have killed and inflicted harm on his people.
He said security operatives in the area were inadequate, with only four policemen.
