- The incident happened at Kangon Garacci, in the Dangulbi district of Maru Local Government Area of the State
- A local, Malam Usman Garacci, disclosed that the casualties resulted from a fierce gun battle between troops and the rampaging terrorists
Bandits terrorising Nigeria’s northwest state of Zamfara have killed seven soldiers in a fierce clash.
Twenty eight villagers were also reportedly killed with scores injured in the clash.
The carnage happened at Kangon Garacci, in the Dangulbi district of Maru Local Government Area of the State.
A local, Malam Usman Garacci, disclosed that the casualties resulted from a fierce gun battle between troops and the rampaging terrorists.
According to him, the unnumbered bandits stormed the community at about 4 pm on Monday and started shooting sporadically before the quick intervention of military personnel.
“The bandits were led by their kingpin, Ali Kachalla, to attack the community in an attempt to steal cattle. The bandits’ attempts were foiled by the community members who resisted them in a serious fight that led to the killing of 28 villagers,” Daily Post quoted him as saying.
Garacci further stated that the bandits attacked soldiers attached to the community, killing seven of the military personnel in the ensuing face-off.
According to Garacci, numerous people in the area suffered serious injuries during the attack and are currently receiving medical care at the Dangulbi Primary Health Care Centre.
He urged the federal and state governments to rescue them from bandits’ oppression.
The attack is coming at a time the Governor Dauda Lawal is having crucial talks with security chiefs on how to address the lingering insecurity ravaging the State.
The effort to get comments from the authorities of Operation Hadarin Daji has yet to yield results at the time of compiling the report.
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